US EditionThe IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says
The IRS disclosed taxpayer addresses 42,695 times to ICE without verifying requests, violating federal privacy law and sparking ongoing legal challenges.
- U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found the Internal Revenue Service violated Internal Revenue Code 6103 approximately 42,695 times by disclosing last-known taxpayer addresses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday.
- Last April, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses to the IRS for cross-checking.
- Dottie Romo's sworn declaration states ICE requested 1.28 million names and the IRS verified about 47,000, often responding to deficient requests with extra address details like `Don’t Care 12345`.
- Two court orders have blocked bulk transfers and ICE from using IRS data, and the government is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- Over the past year, expanded interagency sharing prompted criticism and multiple lawsuits as the Center for Taxpayer Rights sued after an April 2025 agreement, warning of risks to legal immigrants amid ongoing litigation.
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Judge Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data 43,000 Times.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illegally shared nearly 43,000 taxpayer addresses with U.S. immigration officials.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued on Thursday in Washington, D.C.KEY QUOTE: “The IRS not only failed to ensure that ICE’s…
Courts Split on Role IRS Can Play in Immigration Enforcement, Data Sharing
In the span of two days, courts have issued somewhat conflicting rulings about what the Internal Revenue Service can do to assist the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for the District of Columbia determined that almost 43,000 addresses the IRS shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement last August were provided without confirmation of a valid address. Two days ea…
IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says
A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times" to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that the IRS had erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security as…
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