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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sophie Hurwitz

Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump

A protester holds a sign that reads, ''my taxes should not fund war crimes, abolish ICE'
A protester holds a sign during a demonstration against ICE outside city hall in Houston, Texas, on 10 January 2026. Photograph: Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images

“I’m not paying my federal income taxes this year,” Rachel Cohen declared in a recent Instagram video that received more than 140,000 likes.

The 31-year-old lawyer in Chicago plans to put the $8,800 she owes the federal government in a high-yield savings account instead. She doesn’t want to fund wars in Iran and Gaza or immigration agents detaining her neighbors, she said.

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