Congressional committees are demanding investigations into the IRS’ disclosure of immigrant taxpayer data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an official made a declaration to federal court contradicting prior statements, escalating an ongoing legal battle over the disclosures.
IRS Official Admits Flawed Data-Sharing
The latest scrutiny stems from a February 11 declaration by IRS Chief Risk and Control Officer Dottie Romo, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In the filing, Romo stated that a recent review found the IRS may have supplied ICE with taxpayer addresses based on “incomplete or insufficiently populated” address information provided by ICE.
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