I.R.S. Prepares to Help Find Immigrants Targeted for Deportation

The Internal Revenue Service is considering a plan to assist Homeland Security officials in locating immigrants for deportation, using taxpayer information, as part of President Trump’s deportation efforts. The I.R.S. would verify addresses for individuals ordered to leave the U.S. based on tax returns filed by undocumented immigrants, who are issued individual taxpayer identification numbers. The Trump administration has sought I.R.S. assistance in immigration enforcement, with a draft agreement being finalized to allow the sharing of limited information.

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