IRS, Homeland Security sign data sharing deal for tax data of undocumented taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data sharing agreement to support the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing late Monday night.
Under the terms of the agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants with final removal orders, which would be used to check against the IRS’s taxpayer records.
"As laid out in the [memorandum of understanding], DHS can legally request return information relating to individuals under criminal investigation, and the IRS must provide it," according to a court filing.

“Each request will attest that [redacted] information will only be used by officers and employees of ICE solely for the preparation for judicial or administrative proceedings or investigation that may lead to such proceedings,” the memorandum of understanding said.
The IRS said in a statement that it would continue to protect the privacy of taxpayers' data.
Veterans of the IRS have raised concerns about the unprecedented use of tax data, and the use of exceptions to the strict laws governing its use, some of which are meant to help law enforcement in criminal investigations.
Current and former agency officials also worry the new policy could impact tax collections and discourage undocumented immigrant workers who do pay taxes.
-ABC News' Ben Siegel and Luke Barr






