Federal Judge Rules IRS Violated Privacy Law, Sharing Taxpayer Addresses with ICE
A federal judge found the IRS guilty of breaching federal privacy law by sharing confidential taxpayer addresses with ICE around 42,700 times. The breach occurred through a data-sharing deal aimed at tracking undocumented immigrants. The IRS admitted to handing over details on 47,000 people from over 1.28 million requests, most of which broke strict rules under the Internal Revenue Code. The judge highlighted the IRSs failure to conduct key checks before releasing the addresses, calling it a major issue. Taxpayer rights advocates, who sued over this, celebrated the decision, stating it proves the IRS has been running an illegal sharing program. The Treasury and IRS have not commented publicly on the ruling. The data pact was signed last April between top officials at Treasury and Homeland Security, leading to the resignation of the acting IRS commissioner at the time. The government is now appealing the judges order. Other lawsuits challenge the agreement, with some court blocks still halting big data transfers and ICE actions on the info. A recent appeals panel turned down a quick stop to the program, but those protections remain for now.
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