A federal judge won't block a controversial Trump administration initiative to share highly sensitive taxpayer information with federal immigration authorities in hopes of tracking down undocumented immigrants and quickly deporting them out of the country.
A federal judge refused to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing information about migrants living in the country illegally with immigration authorities.
-- KGET 17 News (@kgetnews.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Trump admin allowed to use taxpayer info for criminal' immigration enforcement, judge rules
"The Court agrees that requesting and receiving information for civil enforcement purposes would constitute a cognizable injury, but none of the organizations have established that such an injury is imminent," Friedrich wrote in a memorandum opinion and order.So, nothing new or different.
"As the plaintiffs acknowledge, the Memorandum only allows sharing information for criminal investigations," she added. "The Court cannot assume that DHS intends to use the shared information to facilitate civil rather than criminal proceedings."
Then there's this ...
Trump Officials Resist Sharing How Venezuelan Migrants Tagged as Gangsters
www.bloomberg.com
... The Trump administration doesn't want to reveal how it came to allege that some New York City-area Venezuelans it is seeking to deport are members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Justice Department lawyers asked a court late Tuesday not to require them to disclose how the alleged gang membership was established. They said in a filing[1] that releasing the information from "Alien Enemy Validation" forms would "implicate sensitive law enforcement determinations." ...
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1 - www.bloomberglaw.com
... The only outstanding issue is whether Respondents must provide internal "Alien Enemy Validation" Forms explaining the Department of Homeland Security's determination that individual aliens are members of Tren de Aragua (Tda). These forms implicate sensitive law enforcement determinations that should not be shared lightly. Petitioners seek this information to understand the Department's basis for designating them as TdA members. But that is irrelevant at this stage. ...
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