A federal judge on Feb. 26 ruled that the IRS acted illegally by disclosing taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the IRS erred when it shared the taxpayer information with ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of an agreement between the two agencies in a bid to identify illegal immigrants.
Earlier in February, an IRS official, Dottie Romo, issued a sworn statement saying the IRS provided the information for about 47,000 taxpayers to DHS, which had requested the information of a total of 1.28 million people.
In Thursday’s 13-page opinion, Kollar-Kelly cited Romo’s statement as part of her ruling against the two agencies, calling it a “significant development” in the case….
Federal Judge Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data With ICE
