Undocumented taxpayers could be at risk amid possible cooperation between IRS, DHS

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some undocumented taxpayers successful the Valley could soon beryllium astatine hazard arsenic the IRS cooperates with the Department of Homeland Security.

"I recognize what Trump's trying to do," Manuel Cunha, president of the Nisei Farmers League, said. "But connected the radical that aren't criminals?"

Cunha believes the authorities is "weaponizing" an IRS programme known arsenic ITIN. It provides immoderate immigrants and their families with an recognition number, allowing them to wage taxes.

Their erstwhile filings could present beryllium utilized against them.

In a caller missive obtained by ABC News, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requested to deputize IRS agents, asking them to enactment removals and apprehensions.

The accusation of millions is already connected record due to the fact that of the ITIN program.

"If an bureau developed a programme to cod taxes due to the fact that it's the lone mode those radical tin wage due to the fact that we failed to springiness them enactment authorization, and they're doing each of the bully things, and past we effort to tally and usage it against the people?" Cunha said. "I volition archer you, radical aren't going to spot the government."

Central Valley leaders accidental they are already seeing precocious absenteeism astatine immoderate farms and schools pursuing caller argumentation changes.

But Republican lawmakers similar sModesto' Tom McClintock judge the crackdown is indispensable due to the fact that amerciable migration has wounded the state financially and strained American families.

"Millions of American workers person been displaced, driving down wages and drying up opportunities for our ain young people," McClintock said earlier this month.

The disorder and fearfulness implicit however ITIN information volition beryllium utilized travel amid taxation season. One estimation shows that undocumented immigrants paid astir $60 cardinal successful national taxes successful 2022.

Now, Cunha says they volition beryllium reluctant to file.

"People are going to bash 2 things," helium said. "They're going to determination their code close distant truthful they can't find you, and past they're not going to file. Who caused radical not to record the taxes? DHS did."

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