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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agrees to a new data-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access taxpayer information for individuals under federal immigration investigations or facing deportation. This move marks a significant policy shift and intensifies the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
Under the agreement, ICE may submit names and suspected offenses of non-citizens, and the IRS will cross-reference those names with its internal tax records. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, outlines procedures. . .
