If the agreement is finalized, the IRS would potentially hand over taxpayer information of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to ICE. No matter their legal status, i

A person familiar with the matter says it would enable ICE to submit names and addresses of people who might be in the U.S. illegally. The source says the IRS could then cross-reference and confirm that information. The goal of the partnership appears to be speeding up President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.

At a time when public trust in government is already on shaky ground, the latest actions by the IRS and ICE are only deepening the divide. Word is spreading fast: the IRS is reportedly finalizing a deal that would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to confidential taxpayer data to locate and deport