The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered into an agreement to share tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This deal allows ICE to submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records. About 50% of undocumented immigrants file taxes annually, despite their legal status. The agreement was signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Following this decision, Melanie Krause, who had been the acting commissioner of the IRS since February, resigned. There are existing laws that impose fines and prison time for unauthorized access to IRS data by outside agencies.
NowThis Impact
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Apr 9 Melanie Krause, the acting IRS commissioner, just announced she’s stepping down after the Treasury Department’s controversial move to share immigrant tax data with ICE.This decision targets individuals who collectively contributed $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022 — an amount
DeVory Darkins
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Apr 8 Priscilla Alvarez on the IRS sharing taxpayer data with ICE:“Now, these records—which typically were encouraged to help them toward status—could be used against them.”All hands on deck. ICE isn’t messing around.
The New York Times
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Apr 8 Breaking News: The IRS agreed to share information with ICE to help locate people for deportation, court records show. This is a fundamental change in the IRS, which had gained the trust of migrants and encouraged them to file their taxes.
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