Reposted by Darren Munk
On Thursday, Deshaun Watson got a glowing feature before a primetime game.
Yesterday, the New York Times revealed Republicans were told to hold the line with Max Miller.
What do those two things have in common? One man.
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What do Deshaun Watson and Max Miller have in common?
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![4-panel comic. (1) [Two people, one with a ponytail, sitting and typing at terminals opposite each other. A sign on the wall reads “Juice Mission Control,” with JUICE in huge letters.] PERSON 1: Jupiter Icy Moons Exploder checkin is complete. All systems nominal. (2) PERSON 2 with ponytail. [People turn to look at each other.] PERSON 1: What? PERSON 2: Jupiter Icy Moons *Explorer*. (3) [Person 1 turns back to his terminal.] (4) PERON 1: Control, everything is fine, but I need to schedule an urgent spacecraft update. [Person 2 facepalms] PERSON 2: Oh no.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihvb6ef4girxg5xticymwvtuopbv5gpcbdc6ptxn2p3qauk7ldfja)
![Until 2025, the IRS had interpreted section 6103(i)(2) “to
prohibit disclosure of a taxpayer’s address when no other
information is requested.” Centro de Trabajadores Unidos,
167 F.4th at 1226. That spring, however, “news reports
emerged that [the Department of Homeland Security] had
asked IRS to disclose addresses of some undocumented
taxpayers.” Id. It came to light that the Department of
Homeland Security had entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the IRS “to establish the
procedures and requirements for” ICE to submit putatively
“valid I[nternal] R[evenue] C[ode] § 6103(i)(2) requests for
addresses of persons subject to criminal investigation under 8
U.S.C. § 1253(a)(1)”—a statute that, among other things,
criminalizes willfully remaining in the United States beyond a
90-day grace period after a final order of removal has been
issued. DHS-ICE MOU 2 (App. 359).
With the MOU in place, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons
sent a written request to the IRS seeking “the last known
address” for 1.28 million undocumented individuals. Lyons
Letter 1-2 (June 27, 2025) (App. 326-27); Romo Decl. ¶ 4, Ctr.
for Taxpayer Rts., 815 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2025) (No. 25-
0457), Dkt. No. 66-1. Director Lyons’s letter announced that
ICE sought that information from the IRS because it “may
contain address information which is potentially at issue with
respect to investigating . . . a violation under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1253(a)(1).” Lyons Letter 1 (App. 326). On July 1, the IRS
gave its employees the “green light” to begin processing ICE’s
1.28 million requests. “Letter from ICE” Emails 1-2 (App.
440-41).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifqofp5mp23mgvw2aqxsb5xe7hpegtri3bxmelbbhetnwf5rshhfy)
