Judge Blocks DHS From Using Taxpayer Data for Immigration Enforcement

The court held that a cooperation agreement between DHS and IRS likely violates federal law.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) processing center in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge on Feb. 5 temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayer information supplied by the IRS for immigration enforcement purposes.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts barred DHS and one of its agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from following interagency agreements in which the IRS shares taxpayer information such as addresses with DHS and ICE.