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Immigration law has always been a maze to navigate, but increasingly, it’s becoming a labyrinth with all minotaurs and no exits at all. It’s a game of damned if you do, damned if you don’t, with no way out and no way to win.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Immigration law has always been a maze to navigate, but increasingly, it’s becoming a labyrinth with all minotaurs and no exits at all. It’s a game of damned if you do, damned if you don’t, with no way out and no way to win.
So moving forward, undocumented immigrants have three options, none of them good: (a) violate the law by not filing taxes; (b) file and tell ICE exactly where you are; or (c ) lie on your tax return about your address and commit the federal offense of lying to the IRS.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So moving forward, undocumented immigrants have three options, none of them good: (a) violate the law by not filing taxes; (b) file and tell ICE exactly where you are; or (c ) lie on your tax return about your address and commit the federal offense of lying to the IRS.
Doing this isn’t explicitly in the agreement, but considering the broad terms, it’s not excluded either, and given all the other moves this administration has pulled so far, I’d be shocked if this one isn’t on their to do list.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Doing this isn’t explicitly in the agreement, but considering the broad terms, it’s not excluded either, and given all the other moves this administration has pulled so far, I’d be shocked if this one isn’t on their to do list.
One technique that ICE could use to hunt down undocumented individuals is to ask for the information on everyone who files with an ITIN and then cross-check against their down records to compile a targeted list of undocumented individuals to go after.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One technique that ICE could use to hunt down undocumented individuals is to ask for the information on everyone who files with an ITIN and then cross-check against their down records to compile a targeted list of undocumented individuals to go after.
This is additionally shitty because many undocumented immigrants pay taxes with an ITIN rather than a social security number. Not everyone who pays with an ITIN is undocumented, and not all undocumented immigrants use ITINs, but it’s not a half-bad proxy as a place to start.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is additionally shitty because many undocumented immigrants pay taxes with an ITIN rather than a social security number. Not everyone who pays with an ITIN is undocumented, and not all undocumented immigrants use ITINs, but it’s not a half-bad proxy as a place to start.
These are the people who are trying to do what they can to stay on the right side of the law, and instead, they’re being punished and targeted for it.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
These are the people who are trying to do what they can to stay on the right side of the law, and instead, they’re being punished and targeted for it.
In other words, he is characterizing every single undocumented immigrant as a criminal—ironic considering that those that this is most easily enforced against are those who have been following the law by paying their taxes in full and on time.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In other words, he is characterizing every single undocumented immigrant as a criminal—ironic considering that those that this is most easily enforced against are those who have been following the law by paying their taxes in full and on time.
As there are heavy legal protections around the disclosure of sensitive IRS data, the Trump administration is using an exception in the law that allows for data sharing in the course of a criminal investigation.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As there are heavy legal protections around the disclosure of sensitive IRS data, the Trump administration is using an exception in the law that allows for data sharing in the course of a criminal investigation.
As of Monday, that is no longer the case. As of Monday, sensitive information for anyone who has ever filed taxes, including name, address, and family members, is now up for grabs by America’s immigration enforcement agency.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As of Monday, that is no longer the case. As of Monday, sensitive information for anyone who has ever filed taxes, including name, address, and family members, is now up for grabs by America’s immigration enforcement agency.
Many also have Medicare and Social Security taken out too that they are not able to ever collect on. To encourage this arrangement to continue, the IRS has spent decades building trust with immigrant communities, in large part by assuring them that their data would be protected.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Many also have Medicare and Social Security taken out too that they are not able to ever collect on. To encourage this arrangement to continue, the IRS has spent decades building trust with immigrant communities, in large part by assuring them that their data would be protected.
Everyone who earns income in the United States, regardless of immigration status, is required to pay taxes. And most of them do—data shows that 90% of undocumented immigrants pay taxes, resulting in approximately $100 billion in tax revenue each year.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Everyone who earns income in the United States, regardless of immigration status, is required to pay taxes. And most of them do—data shows that 90% of undocumented immigrants pay taxes, resulting in approximately $100 billion in tax revenue each year.
The current agreement is broad and authorizes “the disclosure of return information” from undocumented immigrants that ICE is targeting. In other words, the IRS is going to hand over the addresses of undocumented immigrants to ICE.
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The current agreement is broad and authorizes “the disclosure of return information” from undocumented immigrants that ICE is targeting. In other words, the IRS is going to hand over the addresses of undocumented immigrants to ICE.
I’m so fucking angry on his behalf. He didn’t deserve this. None of them do.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m so fucking angry on his behalf. He didn’t deserve this. None of them do.
Is it worth losing everyone who will now take their talents elsewhere? Because somehow, I don’t think investing years and thousands of dollars to come to the U.S. only to lose it all if you get a speeding ticket is going to seem like such a great deal.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Is it worth losing everyone who will now take their talents elsewhere? Because somehow, I don’t think investing years and thousands of dollars to come to the U.S. only to lose it all if you get a speeding ticket is going to seem like such a great deal.
Why? Is the miniscule likelihood that he would have repeated this infraction after seven years of not doing so and whatever fractional improvement to public safety that may be correlated worth the loss of his current and future work to benefit the country?
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Why? Is the miniscule likelihood that he would have repeated this infraction after seven years of not doing so and whatever fractional improvement to public safety that may be correlated worth the loss of his current and future work to benefit the country?
He disclosed it freely, was told that it was fine and was granted status and work authorization, and then you suddenly changed your mind and decided that it was actually a problem after all.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
He disclosed it freely, was told that it was fine and was granted status and work authorization, and then you suddenly changed your mind and decided that it was actually a problem after all.
Rubio purports to be revoking visas because “if we knew this information about them before we gave them a visa, would we have allowed them in?” Well, guess what Marco Rubio—you did know this information.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Rubio purports to be revoking visas because “if we knew this information about them before we gave them a visa, would we have allowed them in?” Well, guess what Marco Rubio—you did know this information.
They did this based solely on a minor infraction that he has disclosed on previous applications and that has never caused a problem in the past and in doing so, upended his life.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
They did this based solely on a minor infraction that he has disclosed on previous applications and that has never caused a problem in the past and in doing so, upended his life.
He has a PhD, was working as a postdoctoral fellow, is focused on research that will substantially benefit the United States—and that same country that he is working so hard to improve just jerked the rug out from under him.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
He has a PhD, was working as a postdoctoral fellow, is focused on research that will substantially benefit the United States—and that same country that he is working so hard to improve just jerked the rug out from under him.
And then today, mine was. He reached out to tell me that his post-graduation status and work authorization was revoked with no warning for a minor infraction that happened nearly a decade ago, and that the end date of his status was abruptly updated to today.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
And then today, mine was. He reached out to tell me that his post-graduation status and work authorization was revoked with no warning for a minor infraction that happened nearly a decade ago, and that the end date of his status was abruptly updated to today.
Even after reports started coming of students being targeted, it still seemed pretty limited. The DOS issued over 400,000 student visas in 2024, and only ~300 have been revoked. My firm represents thousands of clients, and we weren’t hearing about them being affected.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Even after reports started coming of students being targeted, it still seemed pretty limited. The DOS issued over 400,000 student visas in 2024, and only ~300 have been revoked. My firm represents thousands of clients, and we weren’t hearing about them being affected.
I’ve been worried a whole lot about my Maxwell Street clients, especially those who are undocumented, refugees, and victims of crime. I’ve been bracing myself for hearing about the detention or deportation of one of them, figuring it was only a matter of time.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’ve been worried a whole lot about my Maxwell Street clients, especially those who are undocumented, refugees, and victims of crime. I’ve been bracing myself for hearing about the detention or deportation of one of them, figuring it was only a matter of time.