El Nuevo Herald, Miami
(TNS)
(Article translated from Spanish to English.)
March 20—The administration of President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday in federal court that it is seeking confidential information from the Internal Revenue Service on immigrants, which could result in the deportation of undocumented immigrants, CNN reported.
“There are ongoing conversations … on the exchange of information” between the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice Department lawyer Andrew Weisberg said today in federal court in Washington, according to information cited by the television station.
The hearing heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by two organizations seeking that the federal court prohibit the IRS from sharing confidential information about immigrants.
The Immigrant Solidarity DuPage (ISD) and the United Workers Center (CTU) filed the lawsuit on March 7 that seeks to prevent the IRS from sharing the information of taxpayers who file their returns using an ITIN number, generally granted to undocumented immigrants.
The lawsuit came after DHS asked the IRS to turn over the addresses of approximately 700,000 undocumented immigrants identified for deportation, which the plaintiffs consider would violate individual taxpayer protections.
Kevin Herrera, legal director of Raise the Floor Alliance representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement that they have asked the Trump administration for assurances that they will stop their attempt to pressure the IRS over the personal information of undocumented immigrants while the case plays out in court.
However, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich today refused to issue an emergency order preventing the IRS from sharing this data, arguing that the groups suing the U.S. did not present sufficient evidence that the information was shared immediately, as reported by CNN.
Weisberg assured the judge that the IRS will only release information about undocumented immigrants if DHS filed requests about a specific person that fit the provisions that allow lawful disclosure of taxpayers’ personal information.
______
© 2025 El Nuevo Herald (Miami). Visit www.elnuevoherald.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency LLC.
Thanks for reading CPA Practice Advisor!
Subscribe Already registered? Log In
Need more information? Read the FAQs
Tags: Income Taxes, IRS, lawsuits, Taxes, Trump administration
