{"id":2421508,"date":"2025-04-09T09:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-chief-melanie-krause-resigns-after-agency-agrees-to-hand-over-immigrants-data-to-ice-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:13:00","slug":"irs-chief-melanie-krause-resigns-after-agency-agrees-to-hand-over-immigrants-data-to-ice-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-chief-melanie-krause-resigns-after-agency-agrees-to-hand-over-immigrants-data-to-ice-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS chief Melanie Krause resigns after agency agrees to hand over immigrants\u2019 data to ICE &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firs-chief-melanie-krause-resigns-after-agency-agrees-to-hand-over-immigrants-data-to-ice-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Melanie krause, the acting head of the IRS, is set to resign following the agency&#8217;s agreement to share tax data of immigrants with ICE as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration. This decision has raised concerns and disagreements regarding the direction of the IRS. Krause&#8217;s resignation marks the third by an IRS chief in this year, with previous heads also having stepped down. Recent changes in leadership include the resignation of former IRS Commissioner Daniel werfel and his acting successor Doug O\u2019Donnell. The IRS&#8217;s data-sharing agreement, signed by senior officials from the Treasury and Homeland Security, aims to provide ICE with tax-related information to assist in deportation efforts. Krause&#8217;s departure comes just ahead of the IRS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-grill-psaki-over-lack-of-access-to-border-crisis-you-promised-truth-and-transparency\/\" title=\"Reporters Grill Psaki Over Lack Of Access To Border Crisis: You \u2018Promised\u2019 Truth And Transparency\">tax filing deadline<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amid broader workforce reductions<\/a> within the federal agency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">IRS chief Melanie Krause resigns after agency agrees to hand over immigrants&rsquo; data to ICE<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2087070\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The acting head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/internal-revenue-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Internal Revenue Service\">IRS<\/a> reportedly plans to resign shortly after a data-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3373921\/irs-give-ice-illegal-immigrants-tax-information-aid-deportation-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Internal Revenue Service\">sharing agreement<\/a> between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sharing agreement\">IRS<\/a> and the Department of Homeland Security was announced.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Melanie Krause will resign via the deferred resignation program set up by the Trump administration over disagreements with the IRS&rsquo;s direction<\/span>, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/04\/08\/irs-dhs-tax-data-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em><\/span>. Krause&rsquo;s resignation will be the third by an IRS chief this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3374734\/china-slaps-us-84-percent-retaliatory-tariffs\/\">China slaps US with 84% retaliatory tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3373609\/dave-portnoy-warns-blue-wave-midterm-elections-stock-market-fails-improve\/\">Dave Portnoy warns of &#8216;blue wave&#8217; in midterm elections if stock market doesn&#8217;t improve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3373425\/china-accuses-trump-blackmailing-tariff\/\">China accuses Trump of &#8216;blackmailing&#8217; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-warns-of-blue-wave-in-midterm-elections-if-stock-market-doesnt-improve-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Dave Portnoy warns of \u2018blue wave\u2019 in midterm elections if stock market doesn\u2019t improve - Washington Examiner\">hefty tariff rates<\/a>: &#8216;Fight to the end&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Daniel Werfel, the IRS commissioner under former President Joe Biden, resigned from the position in January, and his acting successor, Doug O&rsquo;Donnell, resigned in February. President Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3250572\/trump-picks-billy-long-irs-commissioner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"nominated\">nominated<\/a> former Rep. Billy Long to be the next IRS commissioner, but while Long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3329015\/trump-pick-irs-limbo-delayed-paperwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"awaits a Senate confirmation vote\">awaits a Senate confirmation vote<\/a>, acting commissioners have led the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS made headlines earlier this week for its agreement with the DHS to allow the agency to get tax information, including addresses, earnings, and other information, for people Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, revealed in a court filing Monday, is billed as part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on illegal immigration. It was signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n<p>Krause&rsquo;s resignation comes ahead of the IRS&rsquo;s 2024 tax year filing deadline, April 15. The resignation also comes as the agency, like various others throughout the federal government, has reduced its workforce through Department of Government Efficiency efforts to reduce the size of the bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3373921\/irs-give-ice-illegal-immigrants-tax-information-aid-deportation-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IRS TO GIVE ICE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS&rsquo; TAX INFORMATION TO AID DEPORTATION EFFORT\">IRS TO GIVE ICE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS&rsquo; TAX INFORMATION TO AID DEPORTATION EFFORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3325366\/irs-employees-firings-middle-tax-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fired\">fired<\/a> thousands of probationary employees earlier this year in the middle of tax season, but a court ruling weeks later <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/hiring-retention\/2025\/04\/irs-will-bring-fired-probationary-employees-back-to-work-by-mid-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reinstated\">reinstated<\/a> most probationary workers who were let go from the agency. <\/p>\n<p>Like other federal agencies, the IRS has offered a deferred resignation program for employees as it seeks to reduce its size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2087070\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2087070\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRS chief Melanie Krause resigns after data-sharing deal with ICE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2421509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/internal-revenue-service-building-washington-dc.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8364,53118,8362,53117,6522],"class_list":["post-2421508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ice","tag-immigrants-data","tag-irs","tag-melanie-krause","tag-resignation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/internal-revenue-service-building-washington-dc.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421508"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421512,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421508\/revisions\/2421512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}