A federal judge actually did something that makes sense for once. In a world where the Left is doing backflips to protect people who broke our laws to get here, Judge Dabney Friedrich just reminded us that yes, believe it or not, we still have a legal system that can, on occasion, function in favor of law-abiding American citizens.
Let’s break this down. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the IRS reached an agreement—a Memorandum of Understanding, to be precise—that lets Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access certain taxpayer data to track down illegal immigrants with criminal records who are ignoring deportation orders.
And before the professional outrage machine could even finish hyperventilating, a group of activist organizations, masquerading as “immigrant-rights groups,” ran to court to try and block it. They claimed the IRS shouldn’t be allowed to share information because, get this, it might violate the Internal Revenue Code. Not national security, not public safety, just a technicality that they hoped would stick.
Here’s the thing: the IRS isn’t handing over your Aunt Mary’s 1040 because she claimed a deduction for her poodle’s acupuncture. This agreement applies only to criminal investigations. The key word here is criminal. We’re not talking about civil immigration issues. We’re talking about people already flagged for violating deportation orders, some of whom may have violent or dangerous backgrounds. But of course, the plaintiff groups want to conflate that and make it seem like ICE is about to start kicking in doors because someone forgot to file Schedule C.
HUGE WIN! Federal judge, Dabney Friedrich says she won’t block the IRS from sharing data with DHS to locate illegals for deportation.
This information sharing will be key in identifying people here illegally by cross referencing names with tax data.
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And yet, the judge didn’t buy it. Thank goodness. In the court’s words, the plaintiffs failed to show that any injury was “imminent.” Translation: Stop crying wolf. No, the IRS isn’t going rogue. No, the DHS isn’t pulling a Big Brother. This is targeted, focused law enforcement. Not a dystopian free-for-all.
Let’s pause to acknowledge the absurdity that we’re even here. Why should it be controversial to share information across federal agencies to deport criminal illegal immigrants? That’s not just a good idea—it’s basic governance. But in Biden’s America, the idea that we should actually enforce immigration law sends certain circles into a full-blown existential crisis. They’ll twist every statute, every clause, every comma to shield those here illegally—even those actively undermining public safety.
And what a breath of fresh air it is to hear someone like DHS’s Tricia McLaughlin lay it out without apology: information sharing is critical to determining threats, scrubbing voter rolls, and tracking who’s using taxpayer-funded benefits. Yes, you read that right—because let’s not forget, some of these individuals are drawing from systems Americans pay into while waving two middle fingers at our immigration laws. That’s not compassion. That’s madness.
The Left has been screaming about “voter suppression” for years while simultaneously fighting any effort to verify who’s even eligible to vote. And now they’re crying foul over the government doing what it’s supposed to do: track down individuals with criminal deportation orders using existing federal data. Is it really “controversial” to ask where someone lives if they’re subject to removal from the country? Only if your agenda involves turning a blind eye to illegal activity in exchange for future political capital.
Judge Friedrich’s ruling isn’t just a win for ICE or for inter-agency cooperation—it’s a victory for sanity. For rule of law. For taxpayers who are sick of footing the bill for a system gamed by activist lawyers and bureaucratic loopholes. We have immigration laws. Enforce them. We have government agencies. Let them talk to each other. It shouldn’t take a legal battle to arrive at that conclusion, but here we are.
So, while Biden’s administration continues playing footsie with open-border radicals, this ruling reminds us that not everyone in D.C. is asleep at the wheel. For once, common sense got a rare win in the courtroom. Let’s hope it sticks.
