Federal Judge Halts IRS–DHS Address Sharing After IRS Admits Improper Disclosure of Immigrant Taxpayer Data
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A federal judge has halted IRS–DHS address sharing after the IRS acknowledged in court that it improperly disclosed confidential taxpayer information in connection with the agreement. IRS officials said ICE submitted about 1.28 million names, the IRS matched roughly 47,000 to tax records and provided additional address information for under 5% of those matches; Treasury notified DHS in January and asked that any improperly shared IRS‑derived data be remediated or disposed of, while advocates warned the incident underscores risks of opening tax data to immigration enforcement.
Courts and Immigration Enforcement
IRS and Taxpayer Privacy
Immigration & Demographic Change