Melanie Krause Credit: Linkedin
The current head of the IRS made an eyebrow-raising decision after the agency made a bold move to bolster President Trump’s deportation efforts.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have reached a deal to aid in the deportation efforts of illegal aliens.
The agreement will allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access taxpayer information to locate illegals subject to deportation. Moreover, the IRS can hand over information about invaders already facing deportation orders and under federal criminal investigation.
The deal also states that ICE can now submit names and request address confirmations for illegals who have been ordered removed but have overstayed past the 90-day mark.
However, acting IRS commissioner Melanie Krause was angered over making it easier to deport criminal invaders and decided to fall on her sword. As CNN reported, Krause informed her staff Tuesday she is leaving the agency.
A source confirmed to CNN that the data sharing agreement between ICE and DHS was a key factor that led to Krause’s decision to resign. The source claimed that the final draft of the deal that the now-former IRS commissioner had been involved with and reviewed differed from the final agreement.
CNN added that Krause learned about the details of the final agreement from the news.
The outlet notes that Krause wanted to leave for other reasons, including worries over the IRS’s direction. But the new data-sharing agreement appeared to be the final straw.
A Treasury Department spokesperson released the following statement in response to Krause’s sudden resignation:
Melanie Krause has been leading the IRS through a time of extraordinary change. As we focus on IT modernization and re-organize the agency to better serve the taxpayer, we are also in the midst of breaking down data silos that for too long have stood in the way of identifying waste, fraud, and abuse and bringing criminals to justice.
We believe these goals are critical to a more efficient government and safer country. We wish Melanie well on her next endeavor.
Krause’s retirement marks the third departure this year by an IRS commissioner. The Gateway Pundit previously reported then-acting commissioner Doug O’Donnell retired in February amid TRump’s crackdown on the deep state bureaucracy.
O’Donnell had assumed the role on an interim basis following the resignation of IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, who stepped down in January after President Trump took office.
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