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Trump news at a glance: reports of IRS data deal spark fears for undocumented migrant workers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a man after raiding an apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, last month
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents detain a man after raiding an apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, last month. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

The US Internal Revenue Service is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda.

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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