Bad news: Trump will use IRS data to track down immigrants and deport them.

The Donald Trump administration has taken a new step to toughen its immigration policy: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will share confidential information with immigration authorities to locate undocumented immigrants with deportation orders.

Agreement signed between the Treasury and Homeland Security

According to court documents filed onuneThe IRS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow ICE to access tax data of individuals with pending immigration proceedings or who have ignored a removal order for more than 90 days.

The agreement was signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The purpose, according to the document, is to facilitate the persecution ofcuccriminal prosecution of those immigrants who, after receiving a final deportation order, refuse to leave the country.

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“The IRS and ICE have entered into an agreement to establish a clear and secure process to support law enforcement efforts against illegal immigration,” a Treasury Department spokesperson told Fox News. He added that the agreement builds on existing laws and prioritizes “protecting the American people.”

President Trump himself has made it clear that this is a measure to expedite mass deportations, as he promised during his campaign. "After four years of Joe Biden flooding the nation with illegal aliens, my priority is making our country safer," he said.

The IRS will compare tax addresses with ICE data.

The agreement establishes that ICE will be able to send the names and addresses of immigrants facing deportation orders to the IRS. The IRS will verify this information with its tax records and provide immigration authorities with updated data that could facilitate the location and detention of these individuals.

The Treasury Department insisted that this procedure will only apply to individuals under criminal investigation who have already exhausted due process.

pricecupaction within the IRS itself

Several veteran IRS officials have expressed concern.cupation. According to internal reports, they fear that this collaboration will undermine immigrants' confidence in the tax system, discouraging undocumented individuals from filing tax returns, which would affect revenue collection.

Remember that even if an immigrant is in the country without legal authorization, they are still required to pay taxes. In fact, many do so through an ITIN number, a tax identification number that doesn't imply immigration status.

The Washington Post had previously reported that the agreement would limit the use of this information to confirming addresses only, but would not prevent ICE from using this data to locate and detain people.

A controversial use of tax information

Civil rights organizations and legal experts warn that this decision could set a dangerous precedent. Although the IRS assures that the data of other taxpayers will be protected, the line between criminal and immigration enforcement begins to blur with this measure.

The Trump administration, however, views this collaboration as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States.