For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Media Contact: media@hispanicfederation.org
Hispanic Federation Denounces IRS Sharing Data with DHS for Violating Taxpayer Trust and Further Imperiling Economy
New York, NY – This week, the Internal Revenue Service reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to share taxpayer data so that DHS can identify and target immigrants with orders of removal. Below is a response from Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation, regarding this decision:
“Every year, immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes, supporting essential services that millions of Americans rely on and strengthening the United States economy. Today, millions of immigrants who have dutifully paid their taxes for years, propping up the budgets at a state and federal level, now find themselves in the crosshairs of DHS and an administration that is blatantly criminalizing immigrants for simply existing. The alleged agreement states that the DHS will only use the IRS’s data to target individuals with orders of removal, but Hispanic Federation is not confident that DHS will follow these limitations.
In recent weeks, we have seen the Trump administration taking action to remove all undocumented immigrants, regardless of criminal history, and even detaining legal permanent residents. In 1996 the ITIN was put into the tax code so immigrants without Social Security numbers could show good moral character. It was a vehicle for hardworking immigrants to safely pay taxes with the hopes of one day being able to apply for documentation. This policy change will undoubtedly discourage immigrants from paying their taxes – who are a large and important part to our nation’s economy.
Our economy is already being torn apart by the ongoing trade war and the existing targeting of immigrant communities. DHS using IRS data to escalate the targeting of immigrant communities will imperil the economy more by driving immigrants even more into the shadows and by causing disproportionate harm to people who did the right thing in paying their taxes. This new policy overturns decades of precedent that has protected hardworking taxpayers who are living in the United States and contributing to our society regardless of documentation.”
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ABOUT HISPANIC FEDERATION
Hispanic Federation (HF) is a nonprofit membership and advocacy organization, founded in 1990, committed to empowering and advancing the Hispanic community, with a focus on low-income, marginalized and immigrant Latine. With programs in 43 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, HF’s focus areas include immigration, economic empowerment, civic engagement, disaster relief, philanthropy, education, health, and the environment. HF also maintains ongoing public education campaigns and meets the organizational development needs of its member agencies through grant-making and capacity-building assistance.
