On Friday, the Trump Administration announced the removal of Billy Long, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who was approved by the Senate only two months ago in June, with him expected to be nominated by President Trump as the next U.S. Ambassador to Iceland. Long’s removal reportedly comes amidst internal clashes between the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who are demanding the IRS use confidential taxpayer data to locate thousands of illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Hours before his removal on Friday, the IRS and Long denied White House officials access to additional tax data, specifically information regarding if certain individuals had claimed earned income tax credit, with the IRS citing “taxpayer privacy rights” and the data not being part of their agreement with DHS.