The Internal Revenue Service has agreed it will provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the tax information of migrants the agency is trying to deport, The New York Times reported.
The two sides came to the agreement Monday, but no information has been shared, the Times said, citing a court filing from the Trump administration.
ICE officials can ask the IRS for information about people who have been ordered to leave the U.S. or who are being investigated, the Times reported. Federal law allows the use of taxpayer information in criminal investigations.
IRS officials previously argued the Trump's administration plan to use the agency to assist with deportations was illegal, leading to the demotion of an IRS lawyer, according to the Times.
Immigration advocacy groups are concerned the move could cause immigrants to stop filing tax returns or seek under-the-table jobs and said they had trusted the IRS to protect the confidentiality of their information, which includes where people and their families live and work, the Times reported.
The groups have sued to block the information from being released, the Times said.
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