Court Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data with ICE
February 12 – March 7, 2026
Where Things Stand
The House Committee on Ways and Means is currently processing a resolution that mandates the Treasury Department provide all records of its data-sharing practices within 14 days. This move places the administration under a strict deadline to explain how tens of thousands of private taxpayer records were accessed by immigration enforcement.
The Facts
How We Got Here
Mar 2, 2026A House resolution was introduced to investigate the Treasury Department's agreement to share private tax information with Homeland Security. [H.Res. 1097]
Feb 27, 2026Representative Pramila Jayapal and other lawmakers criticized the data sharing as a violation of privacy and a weaponization of the tax system. [The]
Feb 26, 2026A federal judge ruled that the IRS broke the law more than 42,000 times by sharing taxpayer addresses with immigration authorities. [news_article]
News
Judge says IRS iIllegally shared taxpayer data nearly 43,000 times with DHS
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Judge: IRS broke law 'approximately 42,695 times' in giving DHS data
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