Appeals court rules IRS broke privacy laws in turning over records to ICE
The IRS broke a Watergate-era privacy law when it gave information on 47,000 people to ICE for use in immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
A federal appeals court has determined that the IRS violated a Watergate-era privacy law. This violation occurred when the IRS provided information concerning 47,000 individuals to ICE. The data was intended for use in immigration enforcement activities.
- The IRS has been found to have broken a Watergate-era privacy law.
- The violation involved the disclosure of information on 47,000 people to ICE.
- The information was supplied for the purpose of immigration enforcement.
- A federal appeals court made this ruling on Tuesday.
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