Federal Judge Blocks IRS From Releasing Tax Data to Assist in Deportations

A federal judge in Washington ruled that the federal government likely violated the law in adopting the information-release policy.

The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A federal judge on Nov. 21 ordered the Internal Revenue Service not to share tax return information that immigration officials want to use for the deportation of illegal immigrants.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction against the IRS after determining that the groups that brought the lawsuit had legal standing to sue. The lawsuit, known as Center for Taxpayer Rights v. Internal Revenue Service, is ongoing.