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Afternoon Briefing: IRS agrees to share migrants' tax information with ICE

Afternoon Briefing: IRS agrees to share migrants' tax information with ICE

Chicago Tribune08-04-2025
Good afternoon, Chicago.
The IRS has agreed to help Homeland Security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records, committing to sharing information in what would be a fundamental change in how the tax collector uses its tightly regulated records.
In a court filing, Donald Trump's administration said that the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reached the agreement and that the two agencies had not yet shared any information. Under the terms of the deal, a redacted version of which was submitted in the case, ICE officials can ask the IRS for information about people who have been ordered to leave the United States — or whom they are otherwise investigating.
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