IRS Close to Allowing Immigration Officials to Use Tax Data for Deportations
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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is close to striking a deal with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would allow tax data to be used to assist with deportations. The proposed data-sharing agreement would enable ICE to disclose names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, which has sparked concerns about abuse of power and erosion of privacy rights. This unprecedented move would shift the use of taxpayer data from building criminal cases to enforcing immigration policies, signifying a significant shift in the immigration enforcement approach of the Trump administration.
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly close to approving a deal that would let immigration officials use tax data in support of Trump’s deportation agenda.
In the coming weeks, under the proposed data-sharing agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) might submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS. This raises concerns about power abuse from the Trump administration and potential privacy rights violations.
If approved, this marks the first time immigration officials will be leveraging the tax system in such an extensive way, for law enforcement support.
The IRS would cross-check undocumented immigrants’ names in its confidential taxpayer databases, breaching trust in tax information confidentiality. According to the Washington Post, this idea is setting off alarm bells within the IRS.
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