Treasury Department Working to ‘Cut Off Federal Benefits to Illegal Aliens’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement is part of a series of immigration-related reforms announced by the Trump administration over Thanksgiving.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks to speak with the media outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 5, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP
The Trump administration is working on a plan to stop illegal immigrants from receiving federal benefits.
“We are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for U.S. citizens,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed in a X post on Nov. 28.
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