IRS agrees to share info with DHS on some facing deportation

(by Diana Glebova, NY Post) WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reached an unprecedented agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Monday to share taxpayer details with immigration officials — helping them with deportations, according to court documents.

The IRS usually keeps such information confidential — but the new agreement allows DHS to request information about migrants who are already facing deportation orders and are “under criminal investigation, and the IRS must provide it,” the filing in DC federal court read.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed off on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing that relevant information would be shared with ICE and DHS when needed.

Some details of what information could be shared from individuals’ tax files is redacted from the MOU.

However, the outline dictates that ICE come to the IRS with names and addresses of taxpayers they believe have violated immigration or other laws not related to taxes.

The collection agency would then check the information provided against existing taxpayer data and confirm its accuracy.

The requests from law enforcement have to include information about the individuals and what crime they are suspected to have committed, the filing states.

Each request must also be handled “consistent with [privacy] laws, regulations, and good administrative practices.”

Immigrant rights and other liberal groups have sued to prevent the IRS from turning taxpayer data over to ICE, arguing it violates privacy laws and would discourage illegal migrants from paying taxes.

An IRS privacy official has stated in several affidavits, including one filed Monday, that no information has been requested or turned over since President Trump took office.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the government is finally doing what it should have all along: sharing information across the federal government to solve problems,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told The Post.

The new interagency sharing mechanism will be used to determine which migrants are not legally in the country, as well as what benefits they are using, McLaughlin said.

“[Former President Joe] Biden not only allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood into our country—he lost them due to incompetence and improper processing,” the spokesperson added.

“Information sharing across agencies is essential to identify who is in our country, including violent criminals, determine what public safety and terror threats may exist so we can neutralize them, scrub these individuals from voter rolls, as well as identify what public benefits these aliens are using at taxpayer expense.”

The agreement was sealed as the Trump administration continues deporting illegal migrants, especially those with ties to deadly gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.

Officials have already removed more than 100,000 migrants since President Trump was sworn in Jan. 20, The Post previously reported.

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