WASHINGTON – The IRS and the Department of Homeland Security reached an agreement Monday to share tax information for immigrants who received a final removal order to help migrant agents find and deport immigrants, according to documents filed in court.

Information between the two agencies has not been shared yet. For filing Partnerships will have an impact in federal courts in the District of Columbia Over 1 million immigrants With a final removal order, as the Trump administration will carry out a massive deportation of immigrants without permanent legal status.

According to a memorandum of understanding signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent and Homeland Security Secretary Christa Noem and filed with the court, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers can request immigration information to provide immigration information with immigration orders involved in criminal investigations.

Some of that tax information includes sensitive details such as current address and information about child tax dependents.

It is probably the first time the IRS has shared sensitive tax information to implement immigration enforcement.

In 2023, immigrants from countries without legal authorities paid more than $89 billion in taxes. According to a left-leaning think tank, the American Council of Immigration.

To file taxes without a Social Security number, non-US citizens use the individual taxpayer identification number, or ITIN. As of 2022, there were over 5.8 million active ITINs. According to a report by the Ministry of Finance’s Inspection General.

Groups that challenge information sharing

The government has submitted documents in the case where immigration rights groups are dupages of immigration solidarity with Centro de Trabajadores Unidos. The group argues that the IRS is trying to block the sharing of tax records with the DHS for immigration enforcement, and that such sharing violates the IRS disclosure law.

Trump administration I moved on Monday It dismisses the case in US District Court for the District of Columbia, claiming that “it is legal to provide information to assist in criminal investigations.”

A hearing on a preliminary injunction to block such information sharing between the IRS and the DHS will be set for April 16th before federal judge Dabney L. Friedrich appointed in 2017 by President Donald Trump.

When Friedrich ruled against the group last month and called for a temporary restraining order following the Washington Post story, agencies were considering sharing information to expel immigrants.

“The single news report on future cooperation between the IRS and DHS does not establish that members of the plaintiff face imminent injuries.” Ordered on March 19th.

Last updated at 1:17pm, April 8, 2025