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The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says

Judge Kollar-Kotelly found IRS shared taxpayer addresses 42,695 times with ICE despite deficient requests, violating federal privacy law and IRS Code 6103.

  • 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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