Trump Dealt New Data-Sharing Blow in IRS-ICE Fight Ahead of Midterms
Summary
A federal appeals court blocked a program where the IRS shared taxpayer information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The court ruled this program likely broke federal laws protecting the privacy of tax records.Key Facts
- The IRS had a program to share taxpayer data with ICE for immigration enforcement.
- Over 47,000 taxpayer records were shared with ICE under this program.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the program likely violated tax confidentiality laws.
- The court noted that some ICE requests for data lacked required information like names and addresses.
- The court's decision supports taxpayer privacy protections in Section 6103 of the tax code.
- The ruling limits the administration’s efforts to use tax data to help enforce immigration laws.
- This case is one of two recent court decisions affecting government data-sharing before the midterm elections.
- The program originated from a 2025 agreement between the IRS and ICE on people under deportation investigations.
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