Immigrant groups sue to block Trump administration from accessing IRS data for deportations

Summary: Immigrant advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to prevent the sharing of taxpayer information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement purposes. The lawsuit argues that this disclosure violates the Internal Revenue Code, which prohibits sharing tax information for immigration enforcement. Advocacy organizations assert that the IRS’s compliance with such requests would endanger undocumented individuals who file taxes.

Affected: IRS, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Keypoints :

• IRS asked by DHS for personal information of potentially undocumented taxpayers for enforcement actions.
• Lawsuit claims IRS’s sharing of data would violate legal protections against disclosure of tax information for immigration purposes.
• Disclosure could significantly aid DHS’s efforts in mass deportations, increasing risks for undocumented taxpayers.