According to the Latin Times, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are reportedly negotiating an agreement that would allow the IRS to use tax data to verify the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
The agreement would allow the IRS to cross-check names submitted by ICE against confidential internal tax data, according to four anonymous sources who spoke with The Washington Post.
This agreement is contentious because IRS tax information is strictly confidential and protected.
Normally, sharing internal tax data with outside law enforcement agencies requires a court order and is only permitted under certain legal circumstances.
According to the IRS Disclosure page, tax information may only be shared with law enforcement for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting non-tax crimes if a court order is obtained.
The proposed agreement would limit the data shared with ICE to immigrants living in Alabama and those who have already received final removal orders.
Furthermore, only Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem or acting ICE Director Todd Lyons had the authority to request this information.
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