Federal Judge Blocks IRS From Sharing Sensitive Taxpayer Data With ICE

A major legal decision landed Friday as a federal judge issued an order prohibiting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing sensitive taxpayer information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for use in nationwide immigration enforcement operations.

The ruling immediately halts a controversial data-sharing practice that critics argued violated federal privacy protections and placed undocumented immigrants—and even U.S. citizens living in mixed-status households—at heightened risk of unlawful surveillance.

According to the court’s decision, taxpayer records collected by the IRS for financial and compliance purposes cannot be repurposed to assist ICE in identifying or pursuing immigration targets. The judge emphasized that federal privacy laws strictly limit the use of tax information, underscoring that enforcement agencies must rely on lawful channels that do not compromise Americans’ confidential financial data.

Immigrant rights organizations hailed the ruling as a crucial safeguard for privacy and civil liberties, while federal officials are now reviewing how the decision affects ongoing investigative practices.

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