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D.C. Circuit Upholds IRS Ban on Sharing Taxpayer Addresses with ICE

9/9/2026

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld injunction blocking the IRS policy sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE.
The IRS transmitted 47,289 address records to ICE before lower court halted the program.
A July 2025 agreement allowed ICE to request addresses for up to 1.28 million illegal residents.
Judge Cornelia Pillard said the policy indisputably contravenes Section 6103.
The court affirmed the Center for Taxpayer Rights and Main Street Alliance claim of illegal practice.

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld injunction blocking the IRS policy sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE.
The IRS transmitted 47,289 address records to ICE before lower court halted the program.
A July 2025 agreement allowed ICE to request addresses for up to 1.28 million illegal residents.
Judge Cornelia Pillard said the policy indisputably contravenes Section 6103.
The court affirmed the Center for Taxpayer Rights and Main Street Alliance claim of illegal practice.