WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A federal judge on Friday blocked a new data-sharing agreement that would have allowed the Internal Revenue Service to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to certain taxpayer information to help track down undocumented immigrants for deportation.

Immigrant-rights groups called the ruling a major win for privacy advocates. The Trump administration has not yet filed an appeal.

The blocked agreement would have let the IRS share home addresses of taxpayers suspected of being undocumented. That information — normally confidential under federal law — could have been used by ICE to conduct arrests.

“Individuals without permanent legal status in the United States contribute billions in tax dollars,” said Kelley Ortega, a local immigration attorney. “A lot of th

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