A federal judge in Washington appeared doubtful Tuesday that immigrant advocacy groups had made a strong enough case to justify halting a new Trump administration plan that will allow immigration authorities to access taxpayer information from the IRS.
At a hearing before U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, the plaintiffs, two Illinois-based groups representing undocumented immigrants, urged the court to issue a preliminary injunction blocking a data-sharing agreement between the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security. The agreement, signed last month by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, would allow DHS to request information from the IRS about immigrants who have final deportation orders or are under criminal investigation.
