WTVA reports $10.5 million in taxpayer funds spent on healthcare for undocumented immigrants

TUPELO, Mississippi — WTVA aired coverage of a report that identified more than $10.5 million in taxpayer funds spent on healthcare for undocumented immigrants over a three-year period, the station said in a Facebook reel.

The station did not provide detailed breakdowns in the reel. WTVA is an NBC affiliate that serves northeast Mississippi and west Alabama and regularly covers local government spending and public policy issues.

Spending on medical care for people without legal immigration status is often handled through emergency care payments, public health programs and local reimbursements, and it can become a point of debate among residents and officials concerned about budget priorities. The report highlighted by WTVA could prompt local leaders and taxpayers to seek more information about how those funds were allocated and whether state or federal assistance helped cover some costs.

Details about the report’s authorship, methodology and exact time frame were not provided in the station’s reel. We will provide more information as it becomes available.