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IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE

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WASHINGTON — The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his tenure began. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano faced the House Ways and Means Committee to speak about the agency’s progress … Read more

Judge rules Trump administration’s policy for “third-country” deportations is unlawful

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Washington — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Department of Homeland Security policy that allows immigration authorities to deport migrants to “third countries” that are not their own, without first giving them notice or the opportunity to object, is unlawful. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts sided with a group of noncitizens who filed … Read more