Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States.
Members of the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee shared a statement from the committee regarding “preventing and mitigating unconstitutional deportations,” which they noted [Public Safety Commissioner Tim] Coll helped advise and draft.
This is the statement we read at the Saratoga Springs City Council meeting on July 15, 2025 after the ghastly and unconstitutional ICE kidnappings in downtown Saratoga Springs.
President Trump’s domestic policy law, which extends federal tax cuts and slashes the social safety net, is expected to have a seismic effect on health insurance and health care in New York, with more than one million people in the state losing benefits, experts say.
The Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee opposes any ordinance that criminalizes poverty and homelessness, including a camping ban.