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The unthinkable has now become a reality. In a recent court filing, the U.S. government disclosed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has agreed to disclose protected tax records to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
The existence of this agreement was initially reported by the New York Times and was revealed in response to a lawsuit brought by Centro de Trabajadores Unidos and Immigrant Solidarity Dupage two immigrant worker organizations, against the IRS to prevent them from engaging in the unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information for purposes of immigration enforcement.
Under the terms of the deal, ICE officials can request information from the IRS about undocumented immigrants they are investigating for failing to leave the country after receiving a final order of removal from a judge.
This news has caused panic among undocumented immigrants who do not want to file their taxes for fear of being deported.
Many will certainly be discouraged from filing their taxes as they have typically done using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). An ITIN number is issued by the IRS to people who are not citizens and are not otherwise eligible to receive a Social Security number to comply with their tax obligations.
Immigration activists have blasted the IRS for failing to protect the confidentiality of tax information and violating the trust of taxpayers.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the deal from being implemented until the case is resolved in federal court. If the preliminary injunction is granted, the agreement will be halted.
To learn more about this lawsuit, please click here.
The Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick is carefully monitoring these developments and will provide further details as soon as they are released.
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- Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data
- Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent
- Redacted Memorandum of Understanding Internal Revenue Service and Immigration Customs Enforcement
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- President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders
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