When the #IRS shared the addresses with #DHS, it also inadvertently disclosed private information for thousands of #taxpayers erroneously, a mistake only recently discovered, said people familiar….
The affected individuals could be entitled to financial compensation for each time their #information was improperly shared. And government officials can personally face stiff #civil & #criminal penalties for sharing #confidential #tax information.
Federal #courts have since blocked the data-sharing arrangement, holding that it violates #taxpayers’ rights, though the #FederalGovernment appealed those rulings.
Before the agreement was struck down, #DHS requested the addresses of 1.2 million individuals from the #IRS. The tax agency responded with data on 47,000 individuals, acc/to court records.
When the #IRS shared the addresses with #DHS, it also inadvertently disclosed private information for thousands of #taxpayers erroneously, a mistake only recently discovered, said people familiar….
The affected individuals could be entitled to financial compensation for each time their #information was improperly shared. And government officials can personally face stiff #civil & #criminal penalties for sharing #confidential #tax information.
#Federal #law mandates strict protections of the identities of #taxpayers, including sharing data within the #FederalGovernment. Undocumented #immigrants have for years paid #taxes with assurances that doing so would not result in them being targeted by #immigration enforcement.
But in a controversial decision, #Treasury, which oversees the #IRS, in April 2025 agreed to provide #DHS with the names & addresses of individuals the #Trump admin believed to be in the country illegally.
Federal #courts have since blocked the data-sharing arrangement, holding that it violates #taxpayers’ rights, though the #FederalGovernment appealed those rulings.
Before the agreement was struck down, #DHS requested the addresses of 1.2 million individuals from the #IRS. The tax agency responded with data on 47,000 individuals, acc/to court records.
The Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with #immigration enforcement officials, acc/to 3 people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a #legal #firewall intended to protect taxpayer data.
The erroneous disclosure was only recently discovered, the people said. The #IRS is working with officials from #Treasury, #DOJ & #DHS on the #Trump admin’s response.
#Federal #law mandates strict protections of the identities of #taxpayers, including sharing data within the #FederalGovernment. Undocumented #immigrants have for years paid #taxes with assurances that doing so would not result in them being targeted by #immigration enforcement.
But in a controversial decision, #Treasury, which oversees the #IRS, in April 2025 agreed to provide #DHS with the names & addresses of individuals the #Trump admin believed to be in the country illegally.
His co-worker, who Klim said also is a #US #citizen from #Poland, was arrested & taken away in the caravan of SUVs.
“I’m not [a] criminal. I’m just working,” Klim, 59, said shortly after he was released & the federal agents had driven away.
“I’m so stressed…I’m worried,” Klim said of his co-worker. “He’s got his car. He lives not so far from here, but I don’t know even [his] last name & I don’t have a phone number to his wife.”
#Trump #law #Chicago #immigration #CivilRights #fascism #Gestapo
About 5 neighbors stood nearby, shouting at the agents [ #FreeSpeech] who gave verbal warnings they would deploy #TearGas. They never did.
Klim & the other man had been working on the house for a couple weeks, acc/to Brendan Ek, a neighbor across the street. “It seemed a little ridiculous, honestly. Big waste of #taxpayers’ money, if you ask me,” Ek, 30, said.
#Trump #law #Chicago #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #Tyranny #MilitaryState #Gestapo
"When all is said and done, the White House hopes to provide $40 billion in rescue money for Argentina. …
Trump’s economic 'policy' has no real philosophy—it just involves throwing money at people he wants to help and tariffs at people he decides to punish. There’s no other rhyme or reason to it, and now even MAGA is starting to notice."
~ Andrew Egger
#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-for-me-argentina-heres-40b-trump-america-first-moo
"[Farmers] see that Donald Trump has to make a choice. And his choice is either: Is he going to screw over his billionaire friends in Argentina, or is he going to screw over the farmer? And he’s picking the billionaire."
~ Matt Hildreth of RuralOrganizing.org, whose family has farmed for genereations
#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://newrepublic.com/article/202097/trump-screwing-voters-badly-shocked-maga-farmer
"Specifically, they are asking 'if Washington would plan to backstop the facility.' In other words, these banks are willing to lend Argentina money as long as they can keep the profits, while losses are shouldered by U.S. taxpayers. The Treasury Department did not dispute the Wall Street Journal’s report, saying only that talks with the banks 'remain ongoing' and details would be announced 'when these talks are complete.'”
"A report this week by the Wall Street Journal details what is really happening. The group of banks assembled by Bessent to help Argentina, which includes JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs, is demanding 'some type of guarantee or pledge to ensure they will get their money back.'”
"The cost of the Argentine bailout to United States taxpayers may grow to $40 billion. ...
Javier Milei, the President of Argentina, desperately needs an influx of dollars to prevent a rapid devaluation of the peso. Controlling the peso’s value is key to Milei’s plan to reduce inflation, which reached 200% in Argentina in 2023."
#Trump straight up robbing #taxpayers
Trump Demands #DOJ Pay Him $230 Million For Federal Investigations Into Him
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for Trump & those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-compensation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare