WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to deputize some law-enforcement workers, including IRS criminal investigators, to assist in immigration enforcement,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is requesting IRS agents help find businesses hiring workers illegally and help with other immigration tasks.

The Trump administration has asked the Department of Treasury to deputize Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents to help with deporting undocumented immigrants, multiple outlets reported. The big picture: President Trump unleashed sweeping limits on immigration and asylum upon taking office last month,