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D.C. Circuit Blocks IRS From Sharing Taxpayer Addresses With ICE

9/9/2026

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE.
Judge Cornelia Pillard called the IRS’s argument “weak sauce” in the opinion.
The three-judge panel—Pillard, Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins—were all Obama appointees.
The court found ICE sent incomplete requests but the IRS disclosed tens of thousands of addresses.
Judges cited the 1976 confidentiality law, warning of steep civil and criminal penalties for violations.

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Story summary

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE.
Judge Cornelia Pillard called the IRS’s argument “weak sauce” in the opinion.
The three-judge panel—Pillard, Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins—were all Obama appointees.
The court found ICE sent incomplete requests but the IRS disclosed tens of thousands of addresses.
Judges cited the 1976 confidentiality law, warning of steep civil and criminal penalties for violations.