The Department of Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service have signed a new memorandum of understanding to share migrant data in a move aimed at enhancing immigration enforcement efforts, according to a Fox News report confirmed by DHS.
The agreement allows the IRS to provide DHS with current addresses of individuals ordered removed from the U.S. within the last 90 days. However, DHS suggested the scope could be broader.
“Information sharing across agencies is essential to identify who is in our country,” the agency said, adding the effort would help locate violent criminals, assess public safety threats, and identify individuals using public benefits “at taxpayer expense.”
Civil rights groups and researchers have long noted that noncitizen voting is extremely rare. A Brennan Center study found just 30 suspected cases out of 23.5 million votes in 2016.
The Washington Post previously reported DHS was seeking data on up to 7 million individuals. IRS officials have historically assured undocumented taxpayers their information is secure—a stance that may be challenged by the new agreement.
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