An Instagram post is wrong about Border Patrol agents’ ability to use deadly force. It also misleads about the role of IRS agents; deadly force is not randomly employed on typical taxpayers.
The agents undergo extensive firearms training, which includes drills using tactical gear and breaching equipment, according to anBut IRS policy is to assess risk before any raid involving the special agents.
Border Patrol agents are permitted to use deadly force if they believe they or another person are at risk of death or injury. A small group of IRS agents — special agents in the Criminal Investigation division — can also use deadly force. But such force is not randomly employed on typical taxpayers, as the post claimed. Americans facing routine audits do not encounter these agents.
IRS special agents train with tactical gear and breaching equipment. However, IRS policy is to assess risk before entering a home or business in a criminal investigation, and if the situation is deemed high-risk, a specially trained team will secure the location instead.
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