An agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been filed with a court to allow authorities to further target illegal immigrants subject to deportation. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images / Department of Homeland Security)
An earlier memorandum of understanding between DHS and the IRS outlines a process to ensure that sensitive taxpayer data information is protected while allowing law enforcement to pursue criminal violations, a senior Treasury Department official said at the time the deal was reached in April.
The Treasury Department is committed to protecting the privacy of law-abiding taxpayers, but a criminal exception obligates the agency to assist law enforcement, the official told Fox News Digital at the time.
Treasury Secretary Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem (Getty Images)
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As the Memorandum provides, its purpose is to establish procedures enabling "requests for addresses of persons subject to criminal investigation," the order said.
The agreement comes as President Donald Trump has continued to ramp up the deportation effort he promised on the campaign trail.
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