Federal Judge Allows Trump to Use IRS Data to Track Illegals

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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.

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A federal judge refused to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing information about migrants living in the country illegally with immigration authorities.

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Another Judge Cannon?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-12 07:34 PM | Reply

They're tracking down immigrants who are paying taxes?

Stupid stupid stupid.

Meanwhile. Let's gift billionaires with a $5 trillion dollar tax cut.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-14 03:29 PM | Reply

This is about as beneficial to the country as when Germany rounded up the Jews. In other words, no benefit at all and a huge waste of money.

Republicans, why doesn't that matter to you?

How do you think you are benefiting from this?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-14 03:52 PM | Reply

How do you think you are benefiting from this?

It's not about benefiting the nation.

It's about punishing the nation.

It's about cruelty.

They won't even deny it.

They traded in "land of the free, home of the brave."

For a boot on the neck.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-14 04:11 PM | Reply

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.

"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."

So, nothing new or different.

#5 | Posted by et_al at 2025-05-14 04:33 PM | Reply

"The judge "made it clear that DHS and IRS must comply strictly with the limited exception on which they relied," Morrison said in a statement."

Or what, judge?
A stern warning?

With zero consequence for failing strict compliance, DHS will surely use this information in civil cases.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-14 05:13 PM | Reply