Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents. Now the administration has big plans for them: It wants the agents to assist with immigration enforcement.
Dept. of Homeland Security wants IRS to help with immigration enforcement
The request marks the Trump administration’s latest effort to devote more federal resources to fulfill his campaign pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
US Homeland Chief Seeks to Deputize IRS Agents for Immigration Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to deputize some Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators and other Treasury Department personnel to perform immigration enforcement, according to a DHS document and an agency spokesperson.
Trump’s Department of Homeland Security to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem sent a letter to U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, asking that IRS agents be provided to assist with immigration and enforcement efforts.
DHS Asks Treasury to Deputize IRS Agents for Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security has requested that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent deputize law enforcement officers, including IRS criminal investigators, to assist in immigration enforcement. In a Feb.
Homeland Security asks for IRS agents to be deputized to root out illegal migrants
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked the Treasury Department to deputize some of its IRS agents and other law-enforcement personnel to root out illegal migrants. Noem fired off the request to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday and argued that DHS needs more resources to investigate the finances of businesses suspected of employing illegal migrants,
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