IRS plans to share immigrant tax data with Homeland Security. What will that mean?

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Published April 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM EDT

The Treasury Department has agreed to share tax data from immigrants living in the United States without legal status with the Department of Homeland Security. Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel explains the implications.

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