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Court says the IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE

The D.C. Circuit ruled the IRS-ICE data-sharing complies with law, verifying 47,000 names from 1.28 million requests to aid immigration enforcement.

  • On Feb. 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit refused to block IRS data sharing with DHS, as a three-judge panel declined a preliminary injunction in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent.
  • Immigrant-Rights groups sued, fearing the program will increase deportations and workplace raids after the data-sharing agreement was signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, prompting litigation and the acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner to resign last year.
  • Earlier this month, court filings revealed the IRS verified roughly 47,000 of the 1.28 million names ICE requested and erroneously shared thousands of taxpayer records with DHS.
  • There is nothing wrong with one federal agency sharing information with another, to further the purposes of Congress in the immigration laws, Christopher J. Hajec said; Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling a 'crucial victory', while Centro de Trabajadores Unidos did not respond.
  • The ruling positions the data-sharing program to continue, with the appeals court holding it complies with statutes, while the acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner resigned last year over the deal.
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The Post Millennial broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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