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Olivia Empson

IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents detain a suspect during an operation in Lyons, Illinois, on 26 January 2025.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents detain a suspect during an operation in Lyons, Illinois, on 26 January 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.

Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration and the erosion of privacy rights.

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