IRS Agrees to Share Tax Data on Immigrants for Criminal Cases

'Absolutely alarming': Critics say Trump using 'surveillance weapon' against poor Americans

The Department of Agriculture is reportedly asking states to supply personal details of people receiving food aid, including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status.NPR reported Friday that the information collected has been used to disseminate false accusations regarding undocumented immigrants receiving public assistance and engaging in fraud, as well as to bolster enforcement and deportation initiativ…

IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy And Taxpayers’ Trust

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently reached an agreement allowing the IRS to share with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) taxpayer information of certain immigrants. The redacted 15-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) was exposed in a court case, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, which seeks to prevent…

The IRS will turn over immigrant tax records to ICE, raising legal questions and concern in Washington

As federal efforts to ramp up mass deportations grow, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to share immigrants’ tax information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify and deport those who are undocumented.

Deciphering Digital: IRS Staff Cuts Prompt Filing Hesitation and Demand for Alternatives

Welcome to Deciphering Digital, our monthly exploration of the social, political and economic trends with high potential for business impact. Subscribe here to receive the next issue straight to your inbox. Research, analysis, and narrative by Storyful Intelligence Senior Associate, Sarah Grant. What’s Happening?: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is undergoing significant restructuring, including plans to reduce its workforce by up to 25%. The…

'IRS Jackbooted Thugs' But For Real This Time?

Not the fabled ‘IRS army of auditors,’ just ICE dudes in full battle rattle, in a DHS Facebook pic from around 2018. We can’t find the link, but it’s public domain. The Internal Revenue Service will start sharing immigrants’ tax data with the Department of Homeland Security, in a deal reached this week, which is a huge departure from the IRS’s usual policy of keeping most tax filings confidential unless a court approves sharing them with law enf…

This sinister plan is Trump’s admission that undocumented folks pay taxes

Undocumented immigrants paid more than $96.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022 alone. Now Trump wants the IRS to share their private infomration with ICE.