IRS Nears Deal to Share Data for Immigration Enforcement: Report
- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is nearing an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to help locate migrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.
- The proposed agreement would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide the I.R.S. with names and addresses of individuals suspected of unauthorized residency.
- Two immigrant rights groups in Chicago have filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and the I.R.S. to prevent sharing of taxpayer information with ICE or DHS.
- This collaboration represents a significant shift in I.R.S. policy regarding the disclosure of taxpayer information amidst increased immigration law enforcement efforts.
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Border Czar Tom Homan says a data-sharing partnership between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is critical to stopping illegal aliens from stealing Americans’ Social Security numbers. Reports have emerged that the IRS is finalizing an agreement with ICE to begin sharing tax data on illegal aliens who are priorities for deportation from the United States. Homan, in an interview on Wednesday, emphasi…
Can The IRS Legally Disclose Taxpayer Information To DHS To Deport Undocumented Aliens? - Above the Law
(Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images) As stated in an earlier column, the IRS historically has not shared tax information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement purposes. This is because an immigrant’s tax information may not be relevant to the enforcement of immigration laws. Also, promises of nondisclosure encourage undocumented aliens to file tax returns and pay income and payroll …
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Lots of lies are told about immigrants to stoke the always-smoldering fires of bigotry in this country. Trump and his fellow Republicans have told most of them. They claim immigrants commit more crimes than legal residents, something that has never been true. They claim immigrants are lazy, something anyone who's ever worked with any immigrants…
ICE nearing historic data sharing deal with IRS to aid in...
The agreement would be a shift from traditional IRS policy of not sharing tax filers' data within the federal government The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are nearing an agreement that would permit ICE to access taxpayer information to locate illegal immigrants subject to deportation. A historic agreement would allow ICE to submit the names and addresses of illegal immigrants to cross-check aga…
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