"The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, which allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records. A declaration filed Wednesday by IRS Chief Risk and Control Officer Dottie Romo stated that the IRS was only able to verify roughly 47,000 of the 1.28 million names ICE requested."
"For less than 5% of those individuals, the IRS gave ICE additional address information, potentially violating privacy rules created to protect taxpayer data. Romo added that Treasury notified DHS in January of the error and requested DHS' assistance in promptly taking steps to remediate the matter consistent with federal law, which includes appropriate disposal of any data provided to ICE by IRS based on incomplete or insufficient address information."
"The IRS-DHS agreement set off litigation between advocacy groups and the federal government last year. Public Citizen filed a lawsuit against the Treasury secretary, the Homeland Security secretary and their respective agencies on behalf of several immigrant rights groups shortly after the agreement was signed. Most recently, a Massachusetts federal court ordered the IRS to stop sharing residential addresses with ICE."
A data-sharing agreement signed last April allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit 1.28 million names and addresses of people believed to be in the country illegally to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records. The IRS verified roughly 47,000 of those names and, for fewer than 5% of verified individuals, provided ICE with additional address information, potentially violating taxpayer privacy protections. Treasury notified DHS in January and requested remediation and disposal of improperly shared data. Advocacy groups sued, and federal courts have ordered the IRS to stop sharing residential addresses and blocked some information sharing.
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