The Internal Revenue Service is developing a system to give deportation officers access to confidential tax data, enabling ICE to obtain home addresses of individuals targeted for deportation. Internal disputes emerged when IRS acting general counsel Andrew De Mello identified legal deficiencies in ICE's request for addresses of 7.3 million taxpayers and subsequently refused to fulfill it. Following this, De Mello was replaced, showcasing the pressure from the Trump administration to provide taxpayer data to immigration enforcement. A memorandum of understanding was established to protect taxpayer information amid this push for data access.
The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data. This program allows ICE to obtain home addresses of individuals it seeks to deport.
The acting general counsel at the IRS, Andrew De Mello, identified multiple legal deficiencies in ICE's request for taxpayer addresses and refused to turn them over.
After De Mello's refusal to provide the addresses for 7.3 million taxpayers sought by ICE, he was replaced following pressure from Trump administration officials.
The Department of Government Efficiency began pushing the IRS to provide taxpayer data to immigration agents after President Trump took office, showing an increased focus on using tax data for deportation efforts.
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