A federal judge has issued a temporary order preventing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from sharing Medicaid data with immigration enforcement officials, specifically U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This ruling follows pressure from the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization co-founded by Kennedy, which recently sued him for failing to establish a legally required task force on childhood vaccines. The judge presiding over the case is identified as Judge Dolly Gee, who has also recently denied a request from the Department of Justice to end the Flores settlement. The Flores settlement, established in 1997, mandates court oversight of government treatment of migrant children in detention. Meanwhile, Kennedy has publicly advocated for tackling obesity and promoting national health improvement under the slogan “Get yourself in shape, let’s make America Healthy Again.” The controversy surrounding Kennedy’s vaccine policies has drawn criticism from public health voices warning of risks to lives amid rising vaccine hesitancy and the resurgence of preventable diseases globally. Additionally, there is a noted recovery in anti-rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin sales following the Covid-19 pandemic, coinciding with an increase in dog bite incidents.