US EditionIRS Nears Deal to Share Data for Immigration Enforcement: Report
- The IRS is close to a deal with the Trump administration to share taxpayer data for immigration enforcement, threatening the privacy rights of undocumented immigrants who contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes yearly.
- Attorney Nandan Joshi stated that accessing taxpayer databases for deportations violates tax law protections established post-Watergate, calling it a shocking breach of trust.
- Matthew Soerens from World Relief noted that undocumented immigrants have been assured their tax filings would not be shared with immigration authorities, mentioning the fear immigrants now have of filing taxes.
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Tom Homan Backs IRS-ICE Partnership to Stop Identity Theft - American Faith
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 …
Another Anti-Immigrant Lie Exposed: IRS Records Will Be Used To Track Down Undocumented Immigrants
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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