Posted on 11/20/2025 12:00:39 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department will issue a new rule that prevents illegal aliens and foreign nationals from securing income tax credits such as the lucrative Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the agency would issue new regulations regarding who is eligible for such income tax credits under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are enforcing the law and preventing illegal aliens from claiming tax benefits intended for American citizens,” Bessent told Breitbart News.
In particular, the rule will clarify that refunded portions of the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the Saver’s Match Credit are federal public benefits and, therefore, illegal aliens and other foreign nationals will not be eligible to receive such benefits.
“Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy and the Internal Revenue Service have worked tirelessly to advance this initiative and ensure its successful implementation,” Bessent said. “Their diligence and professionalism reflect this administration’s determination to uphold the integrity of our tax system. We will continue to ensure that taxpayer resources are directed only to those who are entitled under the law.”
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It shouldn’t have been allowed in the first place.
FTA
Trump is enforcing the law and preventing illegal aliens from claiming tax benefits intended for American citizens. In particular, the rule will clarify that refunded portions of the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the Saver’s Match Credit are federal public benefits and, therefore, illegal aliens and other foreign nationals will not be eligible to receive such benefits.
Uh-Oh, the two letter tax preparation company is not going to be happy about this.
This is good news. Hoping they can put teeth into enforcing it somehow. It might be enough to motivate some families to self-deport, IMO.
Wonder what excuse the IAID (illegal alien invaders defenders) will try to come up to wail about this time?
Not a small chunk of money, ever year.
Year after year...while the total amount grows consistently.
“Researchers estimate that illegal aliens given Social Security Numbers likely enjoy $2.9 billion in cash payments — $2 billion deriving from the Earned Income Tax Credit and about $890 million from the Additional Child Tax Credit.
Likewise, illegal aliens with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers are estimated to receive anywhere from $870 million to $1.6 billion in Additional Child Tax Credit payments.”
About $4Bil per year in direct cash payments.
Just for popping out anchor babies.
And this does not include the $6B in SNAP benefits to the same households. As good as cash.
And it’s almost impossible to find out how much their medical care costs the taxpayer.
In CA and Texas the children of illegals make up about 30% of school children.
Man, that’s a LOT of money.
Under President Trump’s leadership, we are enforcing the law.
The left is drinking a lot more booze now killing what brain cells they had left.
Good deal
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In particular, the rule will clarify that refunded portions
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only the refunded portion? can still use it to pay their tax due.........................
AFT!
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