A federal judge should deny a motion to block the IRS from providing outside agencies with identifying tax information about individuals targeted for immigration enforcement, the government said, arguing its arrangement with the Department of Homeland Security is in line with statutory privacy protections.
On August 28, the government filed an opposition to a motion by the Center for Taxpayer Rights and several labor unions, which are seeking to halt the IRS’ cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in April.
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