Organizations warn that tax return information is being used by immigration authorities

Migrant advocates denounce that an agreement has been reached between the IRS and immigration agencies, opening the door to serious privacy violations, given that more than 40,000 immigrant addresses have already been shared with ICE under the Trump administration. For years, those who work and pay taxes trusted that their data would be protected, but today the story has changed.

Luz A. Arévalo, senior attorney in the Labor Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, talks about what is known after they requested information about this agreement.

Luz A. Arévalo, senior attorney in the Labor Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, explains that they filed a lawsuit because the IRS had refused to disclose the terms of the agreement.

Luz A. Arévalo, Senior Attorney in the Labor Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, says that immigration is trying to find people to deport them.

She reveals that there is no longer any guarantee that the information will be protected and that it could now be misused.

However, Luz A. Arévalo, Senior Attorney in the Labor Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, made it clear that this measure affects not only immigrants but all citizens.

She reiterates that the government uses laws and excuses to deport people.

One way out of this situation, says Luz A. Arévalo, senior attorney in the Labor Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, is that you can go to court if you are charged based on information shared by the IRS.