A federal judge ruled that the IRS violated federal law by disclosing approximately 42,695 confidential taxpayer addresses to ICE under a data-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. The judge found that the IRS failed to ensure ICE's requests met statutory requirements under Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code before sharing the addresses. The ruling has raised concerns among immigrant communities, particularly Haitian Americans, who fear that tax compliance information could be weaponized for deportation purposes, potentially discouraging immigrants from filing taxes and participating in civic institutions.