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The IRS is on the cusp of an agreement with ICE to assist with deportations.
The IRS would use confidential taxpayer information to verify addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants ICE is attempting to locate, @jeffstein.bsky.social & I can report.
The IRS is on the cusp of an agreement with ICE to assist with deportations.
The IRS would use confidential taxpayer information to verify addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants ICE is attempting to locate, @jeffstein.bsky.social & I can report.
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7213
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103
https://lokiexcelsiorsmith.substack.com/p/american-gulag-3-nasty-boys?r=fd4u4
The reason for privacy laws wrt IRS is to encourage people to pay their taxes. Many people will now stop paying their taxes.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/locating-the-victims
What a stupid fucking country.
That’s exactly what the EO does, form a Police State by sharing our most private information.
Tons of token Christian imagery and lip service; none of the behavior of one who emulates Christ. You should be ashamed of yourself.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
Statistics show these folks are a net positive with very very few crimes or abuses to their credit but it never gets past ‘foreigners bad’
(The impact of racism is left as an exercise for the reader)
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/undocumented-immigrants-can-do-pay-taxes-2025-02-26/
but employers are not required to verify the authenticity of the info provided. They’re just required to collect it.
So how much will California pay for Medi-Cal for the undocumented this year? $8.5 billion
Josh Marshall has a good explainer thread (link below).
https://bsky.app/profile/jacquiebattle.bsky.social/post/3lkyj5m3ds22x
https://bsky.app/profile/joshtpm.bsky.social/post/3lky326a32k2l
That's a big story!
Re "suspected undocumented immigrants" I am not sure exactly how I would phrase it but I don't trust ICE or the IRS to restrict scope of targeting
I don't take their word re what they "suspect" given what's reported about who got shipped to El Salv
(For example Trump's claim he didn't sign deserves nothing but ridicule--he is responsible for his signature and can revoke the proclamation anytime!)
Will concentration camps be the next outcome for other classes of people, such as GLBT people?
This is not normal, lawful or American