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Federal judge blocks IRS from sharing information to help ICE with deportations

A federal judge ruled the IRS-ICE data-sharing program unlawful due to taxpayer confidentiality breaches and irreparable harm to undocumented taxpayers, affecting 47,000 individuals, court records show.

  • On Friday, District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayers' home addresses with ICE, writing a 94-page opinion that found the program unlawful for failing to protect sensitive data.
  • Court records show the IRS provided ICE information on about 47,000 potentially undocumented taxpayers, but the judge found it unlikely one agent could oversee so many cases personally.
  • Immigrant-Rights groups hailed the ruling as a victory against mass deportations, and the Trump administration can appeal the decision, which safeguards millions of undocumented immigrants who pay taxes.
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A federal judge blocked Friday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hand over to the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) the home addresses of taxpayers who could be undocumented immigrants, striking a blow to the Trump administration’s massive deportation efforts. The ruling is a significant victory for immigrant rights groups and progressive activists trying to resist the massive deportations that President Donald Trump has m…

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Telemundo 20 broke the news in on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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