The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to deputize criminal investigators from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other Treasury Department personnel to assist with immigration enforcement,

For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents

In the memo, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to deputize IRS agents to help with immigration enforcement efforts across the country. That work could include auditing employers believed to have hired migrants living in the U.