The Department of Homeland Security directed the Internal Revenue Service to turn over the addresses of roughly 700,000 immigrants it is seeking to deport. The request could violate taxpayer privacy laws.
IRS officials have denied the department's attempts to verify the addresses, according to a new report from The Miami Herald. Taxpayer information is typically tightly held at the IRS, with improper disclosure barred under federal law. IRS officials have told DHS officials that they need to follow rules governing taxpayer privacy.
