Immigrant and workers rights organizations have sued Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krauss to prevent the IRS from unlawfully disclosing tax return information to immigration enforcement authorities. The IRS is required to keep tax records private and confidential for all taxpayers, including undocumented workers, unless disclosure is specifically allowed by law. Though there is no law that permits disclosure of tax records for immigration enforcement, the Trump administration has sought to access data to support mass deportation. Plaintiffs request that the IRS continue to protect taxpayer privacy as required by law.
