Federal Judge Rules IRS Broke Law 42,695 Times by Sharing Taxpayer Addresses With ICE

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service broke the law 'approximately 42,695 times' by sharing taxpayers' home addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the Trump administration's expanded deportation operations. The ruling exposes a significant breach of taxpayer privacy protections and raises serious questions about the legal boundaries of inter-agency cooperation in immigration enforcement. The decision could force the IRS to halt the practice and opens the government to potential liability for tens of thousands of privacy violations.