A federal judge sided with plaintiffs who argued that the data-sharing pact violated privacy laws, putting immigrants at risk of their information being “impermissibly used” by ICE.
The U.S. flag and the Department of Education flag fly above the Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Changing furloughed staffers’ neutral automatic email replies to messaging that blamed Democrats for the shutdown infringed upon their First Amendment rights, per the ruling.
An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on July 8, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Md. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Under the order, all DOGE team members associated with the organization's work at SSA must disgorge and delete all non-anonymized personal information they obtained from SSA systems.
Elon Musk, who oversees the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wears a “Tech Support” t-shirt as he speaks during the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)