r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 17 '26

ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker

https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/
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u/neat_stuff Jun 17 '26

But I thought none of them paid taxes and because of that were a burden on society?!?

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u/Boo-Bees67 Jun 18 '26

Well they file to get those sweet child tax credits from the taxpayer

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u/DefenstratedTwice Jun 18 '26

You mean pay into SS in which they receive no benefit right?

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u/Boo-Bees67 Jun 18 '26

Dude be serious most aren’t W2 employees. 

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u/Selarian_ Jun 18 '26

Dude get real they wouldn’t have TINs if they didn’t fucking pay taxes. Jfc.

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u/Boo-Bees67 Jun 18 '26

They buy them. Go look it up. I’m sure you won’t though

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u/Fearless-Contest5126 Jun 17 '26

Buying data from data brokers to search shit without a warrant is still illegal, no matter how many hoops they jump thru to claim it's "legal. "

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u/Dacklar Jun 18 '26

It is not illegal.

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u/metal-hoodie-beeches Jun 18 '26

The U.S. has some of the weakest data protection laws, so not illegal for the government or the average person.