The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to locate illegal immigrants subject to deportation.

The IRS will permit ICE to access taxpayer information to locate illegal immigrants.

IRS and DHS reach historic deal to aid in pursuit of illegal immigrants subject to deportation https://t.co/3cj4LNDtz4

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Fox News reports:

The Trump administration filed a memorandum of understanding late Monday with a court to create guardrails and a process for ICE requests to the IRS to further investigations of criminal illegal immigrants who have failed or refuse to leave the United States 90 days after a judge has issued a final order of removal.

“The Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have entered into a memorandum of understanding to establish a clear and secure process to support law enforcement’s efforts to combat illegal immigration,” a Treasury Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement.

“The bases for this MOU are founded in longstanding authorities granted by Congress, which serve to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans while streamlining the ability to pursue criminals,” the statement said. “After four years of Joe Biden flooding the nation with illegal aliens, President Trump’s highest priority is to ensure the safety of the American people.”

A senior Treasury Department official said the illegal immigrants have been given due process but have overstayed 90 days post a judge’s removal order.

DHS is attempting to track down 7 million illegal aliens by tapping into tax information held by the IRS.

Previously, DHS had requested IRS assistance in locating 700,000 individuals with final deportation orders, asking the agency to utilize its tightly protected taxpayer…

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DHS officials request IRS share tax data on up to 7 million illegal immigrantshttps://t.co/OPHOH7vHr9

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Per CNN:

As part of the deal, the IRS agreed to turn over information about undocumented immigrants who DHS says are already facing deportation orders and are under federal criminal investigation, including for the crime of failing to leave the country, according to the filings.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed the agreement. CNN reported last month that the IRS was nearing a deal to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement track down undocumented immigrants for possible deportation.

Parts of the 15-page “memorandum of understanding” are redacted, making it difficult to discern exactly what IRS will provide. But the terms of the deal say ICE will come to the IRS with the names and address of taxpayers that they believe have violated federal immigration laws.

The IRS would then cross-reference that information with existing taxpayer data and confirm its accuracy, CNN previously reported. IRS has addresses for undocumented immigrants because many members of that community register with the agency and pay billions of dollars in taxes each year – in exchange for their data staying confidential in most circumstances.