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Federal immigration agents detain a man during an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Federal judge blocks ICE from using IRS taxpayer data in enforcement

It’s the second ruling in favor of plaintiffs against the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement, this one citing the “high potential for misidentification” and improper agency rulemaking.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Senators demand answers from Treasury on IRS’s data-sharing deal with ICE

A letter led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hammers Treasury’s “refusal to answer basic questions” about the pact and requests responses from Scott Bessent by Feb. 16.
The front doors of the Internal Revenue Service building are seen in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS ramps up AI use amid staff cuts, Treasury inventory shows

The tax agency accounts for nearly half of Treasury’s AI use cases, with a heavy focus on IT and some fraud-fighting tech, but no results for “collections”…
Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a subcommittee hearing on “Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2021. (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/AFP via Getty Images)

National Taxpayer Advocate pins some IRS modernization blame on procurement hurdles

In an annual report to Congress, Erin M. Collins details myriad IT acquisition issues the tax agency faces as it attempts to shift away from paper-based processes.
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The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Court blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE

A federal judge sided with plaintiffs who argued that the data-sharing pact violated privacy laws, putting immigrants at risk of their information being “impermissibly used” by ICE.
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