Posted on 04/08/2025 10:31:10 AM PDT by ransomnote
The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records, committing to sharing information in what would be a fundamental change in how the tax collector uses its tightly regulated records.
In a court filing, the Trump administration said that the I.R.S. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reached the agreement on Monday and that the two agencies had not yet shared any information. Under the terms of the deal, a redacted version of which was submitted in the case, ICE officials can ask the I.R.S. for information about people who have been ordered to leave the United States — or whom they are otherwise investigating.
Federal law tightly controls taxpayer information, protecting home addresses, earnings and other data from disclosure even to other agencies within the government. I.R.S. officials have for weeks warned that the Trump administration’s plan to use the I.R.S. to help with deportations could be illegal. The top I.R.S. lawyer was demoted as the agreement came together, and was replaced by a former Trump nominee. ... “It’s unprecedented,” Nina Olson, the executive director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights and a former top I.R.S. official, said of the Trump administration’s plan.
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Millions of undocumented workers pay taxes, improving the financial outlook for federal programs like Social Security. The I.R.S. has encouraged them to submit tax returns using a nine-digit code called an individual taxpayer identification number. Immigration activists and tax lawyers said they had long trusted that the I.R.S. would protect the confidentiality of migrants’ tax information, which includes where people live and work, and details about their families. ... The change in approach from the I.R.S. could drive more immigrants to stop filing their taxes and seek under-the-table jobs, economists said.
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My sister did taxes for twenty years for H&R Block. She always asked the illegals why they were filing and every time the answer came back, because periodically, the government gives amnesty but only if you’ve been in the country for the required time. This proves I was here.
And, yes, anyone can request a social security number. You don’t have to be a citizen. It’s a tax account number.
Their paperwork was usually spotty or nonexistent. Therefore, whatever they paid was a voluntary contribution. Having filed taxes there are all sorts of things they can get if they meet the criteria. Those things are direct payments, again, depending on circumstances.
“Millions of undocumented workers pay taxes” It doesn’t matter if they are here illegally. Bank robbers don’t get to keep their loot, this is the same premise, and I highly doubt that many pay taxes.
My only question would be why would they not?
If General Sherman could use Census data to raid plantations in war...
It's the same thing.
This should be interesting. Leftists claim that “migrants” are good for the country because they pay their taxes (so do serial killers, for that matter). Maybe we’ll find out how true this memorized trope is.
Wow, something to like the IRS for?
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