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Maria Villarroel

Experts Warn of Steep Fiscal Consequences If IRS Agrees To Share Immigrants' Personal Data With DHS

The IRS may soon share personal data of undocumented migrants to DHS, a move that could discourage the groups from filing taxes, experts warn. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is close to finalizing an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to share the date of migrants who are suspected of being in the U.S. unlawfully. Experts, however, are sounding the alarms about the possible fiscal hits that such a deal could bring.

The agreement would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to submit names and addresses of people it suspects of living in the country unlawfully to the IRS, which the tax agency would then cross-reference and confirm, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.

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