IRS and DHS reach historic deal to aid in pursuit of illegal immigrants subject to deportation
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IRS Chief Resigns Over Immigration Data-Sharing Deal
Above: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 20, 2025. Image copyright: Tasos Katopodis/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
The new interagency sharing mechanism represents essential progress in identifying unauthorized immigrants and potential security threats within the country. The agreement enables better coordination between federal agencies to solve longstanding immigration challenges and protect taxpayer resources. This data-sharing initiative will help identify criminals hiding in plain sight and those improperly collecting benefits while ensuring the privacy of law-abiding Americans is protected.
Anti-Trump narrative
The IRS-DHS information-sharing agreement undermines fundamental privacy protections and will discourage tax compliance in communities, fearing that they may become DHS targets. The arrangement also threatens to violate established laws protecting taxpayer information from wrongful disclosure and sets a dangerous precedent for data privacy abuse in federal programs. This agreement could weaken contributions to essential public programs while increasing burdens for law-abiding taxpayers.