New acting IRS commissioner indicates she plans to comply with DHS's request for addresses

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‪Don Moynihan‬ ‪@donmoyn.bsky.social‬
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The party line by the IRS has been that it is illegal to share IRS data. There isn't a "to help deport" people exception in the Privacy Act.

https://bsky.app/profile/donmoyn.bsky.social/post/3ljemeirfs22j

‪Jacob Bogage‬ ‪@jacobbogage.bsky.social‬
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**Major** update to this story, and something I'll continue reporting on through the weekend:

🚨 The new acting IRS commissioner has indicated she plans to comply with DHS's request for the addresses of 700,000 suspected undocumented immigrants. 🚨

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/28/immigration-enforcement-trump-administration-irs/

https://bsky.app/profile/jacobbogage.bsky.social/post/3ljc2oduenc25

Jacob Bogage
‪@jacobbogage.bsky.social‬

🚨SCOOP: DHS recently requested IRS provide home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for suspected undocumented immigrants 🚨

IRS rejected the request on privacy grounds, but is negotiating on how to cooperate with DHS without breaking the law.

IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally
Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and also asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/jacobbogage.bsky.social/post/3ljbe7wxa4c25

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Do they have a permanent address for one E. Musk?

Or does he sleep in his office and crash on sofas?

[LymphocyteLover]

2. this also seems rife for error -- like they have a name but not an address and what are the odds

that the person has moved or it's someone else with the same name?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Homeland Security Officials Push I.R.S. for 700,000 Immigrants' Addresses

Homeland Security Officials Push I.R.S. for 700,000 Immigrants’ Addresses
The tax collector has so far denied the request because of concerns it violates taxpayer privacy laws.


The Trump administration has engaged in a broader effort to try to enlist the I.R.S. in its plans for mass deportations. Julia Nikhinson for The New York Times

By Andrew Duehren
Reporting from Washington
Feb. 28, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has pushed the Internal Revenue Service to turn over the addresses of roughly 700,000 undocumented immigrants it is seeking to deport, according to three people familiar with the matter, in a request that could violate taxpayer privacy laws.

I.R.S. officials have so far denied the department’s attempts to verify the addresses, the people said, because of the legal concerns. But the request is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to enlist the tax collector in its plans for mass deportations.

Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the I.R.S., giving the agency information about where they live, their families, their employers and their earnings. The I.R.S. gives immigrants without Social Security numbers a separate nine-digit code called an individual tax payer identification number to file their returns.

Taxpayer information is typically kept closely held at the I.R.S., with improper disclosure barred under federal law. I.R.S. officials have told their Department of Homeland Security counterparts that they need to follow rules governing taxpayer privacy, the people familiar with the matter said.

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Andrew Duehren covers tax policy for The Times from Washington. More about Andrew Duehren

A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2025, Section A, Page 26 of the New York edition with the headline: I.R.S. Is Pressured to Turn Over 700,000 Immigrants’ Addresses. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe