Protect taxpayer rights, stop sharing private data between IRS and ICE

The reported deal between the IRS and ICE to share confidential taxpayer data raises grave concerns about violations of privacy rights and the erosion of public trust. Taxpayer information has long been protected to maintain the integrity of the tax system, and weaponizing this data for immigration enforcement is a drastic overreach. This proposed data sharing would mark an unprecedented shift, breaching the confidentiality that undocumented immigrants have relied upon when filing tax returns and paying their dues to the government. Enabling ICE to access private data like names and addresses opens the door to potential abuse of power and targeting of vulnerable communities. Such a policy threatens to undermine faith in institutions and deter tax compliance. I urge you to reject this misguided agreement and uphold principles of privacy and due process that are fundamental to a just society. The IRS must remain a non-partisan revenue agency, not an extension of immigration authorities. Protect taxpayer rights and block this unethical data sharing deal.