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Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) sent letters to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz proposing a task force to swiftly remove roughly 1.4 million illegal immigrants currently receiving Medicaid.
“While Democrats in Congress continue to peddle falsehoods and fear-mongering over so-called ‘Medicaid cuts,’ they conveniently ignore a staggering truth: over 1.4 million illegal aliens are receiving Medicaid benefits, an unsustainable burden on the American taxpayer,” Hunt told Fox News Digital. “I’ve formally requested the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a task force to identify those unlawfully exploiting our healthcare system and ensure they are swiftly removed from our country.”
Rep. Hunt’s comments come as President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes a provision to strip illegal aliens of taxpayer-funded healthcare, faces last-minute Senate revisions. Fox News Digital obtained a Congressional Budget Office document sent to two GOP chairmen outlining details of the bill. It reads:
“About 1.4 million would be people who do not meet citizenship and immigration status requirements for Medicaid enrollment but who would be covered under current law in programs funded by the states.”
Congressman Wesley Hunt calls on Secretary Noem and Dr. Oz to plan to “swiftly remove” illegal migrants who have been accessing benefits from Medicaid.
1.4 million of them continue to draw from benefits entitled to American citizens. pic.twitter.com/CNWHfcVKHq
— Rep. Wesley Hunt Press Office (@RepWPH) June 26, 2025
The Senate Parliamentarian struck language excluding illegal aliens from Medicaid in Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” However, sources told Fox News Digital that lawmakers are actively redrafting the provision to keep it in the final version. Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged the ruling, while Rep. Hunt said identifying illegal aliens receiving free healthcare is reason enough to remove them from the U.S., regardless of the bill’s final wording.
“Through coordinated efforts between DHS and CMS, we can develop an effective approach to identify people based on financial data, residence, or medical records, and then take appropriate action against those violating our immigration laws,” Hunt’s letter to Noem and Dr. Oz reads. “We must protect American resources for American citizens. End of discussion.”
