Here's some good news from the Trump administration. Refundable tax credits for illegal aliens are being axed, saving taxpayers $3 billion. How were they ever eligible in the first place? It's mind-blowing.
Trump admin axes refundable tax credits for illegal migrants, saving taxpayers $3B https://t.co/ZeEFJwriUy pic.twitter.com/iWoDn9yrk2
— New York Post (@nypost) August 19, 2026
The New York Post reports:
The Trump administration is cutting illegal immigrants off from getting kickbacks from four major refundable tax credit programs – in a move that could save taxpayers an estimated $3 billion.
The Treasury Department and IRS unveiled new rules on Wednesday to tighten the requirements for the adoption, child, American opportunity, and earned income tax credits so that only US citizens, US nationals, and qualified aliens can get them.
“Under President Trump, the days of illegal aliens collecting taxpayer-funded benefits are over. The federal law is clear, and Treasury is enforcing it,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
The Post notes that those four tax credits are refundable, meaning people with a larger credit than the taxes they owe get a refund from the government.
How were illegals receiving these in the first place
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) August 19, 2026
Whose Social Security numbers are they using to file?
Illegal immigrants were getting tax credits while I owe … great 👍
— Boudica Earthmother (@returntobasix) August 19, 2026
Wait, what? What the f*ck we were doing? Tax credits for illegals? How have we gotten here?
— Ed (@Edwneal) August 19, 2026
Many Americans had no idea this was even a thing. And what’s even worse they could claim their dependents back in their native countries for even a larger tax credit aka REFUND.
— 🇺🇸ColonelMAGAMark🇺🇸 (@ColonelMark4) August 19, 2026
Good Lord is there anything we haven't done to ENCOURAGE the mass importation of the third world/freeloaders!?!? I mean yes love your neighbor and all but not at the expense of your entire native population, who BTW is working to SUPPORT this nonsense. Unbelievable!
— 🇺🇸Neenerz🇺🇸 (@_itsNeenerz_) August 19, 2026
I worked in the mortgage loan industry for years in CA and the amount of illegals using only an ITIN to obtain a loan was high. They would file taxes with an ITIN number and I would see all the tax credits on their tax returns.
— BoyMom (@Elerilynn) August 19, 2026
If you have their tax return info, then you know where they live. If you know where they live then you know where to send ICE.
— UniversalMind27 (@UniversalMind27) August 19, 2026
Didn't realize we were giving illegals refundable tax credits!
— AuntLizR (@r_aunt2512) August 19, 2026
What in the world?
"It's against the law for people here illegally to get benefits."
— Think Deeper (@deeper_time) August 19, 2026
The left says.
Remember how many times we were told that illegal immigrants can’t possibly receive any benefits?
— ThatLongfellow (@Thee_Longfellow) August 19, 2026
As a data nerd, I've been telling people for months now that a lot of what DOGE did was just cleaning up the data, which makes it possible to do stuff like this. https://t.co/hsK5nQHQkF
— Grumpier Tech Bro (@GrumpyTechBro) August 19, 2026
Sweet. Now block all remittances.
— Mercury (@Mercurythe4th) August 19, 2026
We've been assured repeatedly by Extreme Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats that illegal aliens can't get government benefits. Yet, every day we find a new government benefit being handed out to illegal aliens.
We're waiting for that immigration douche from the Cato Institute to pop on and tell us how many billions of dollars illegal aliens are paying into the system and that it's actually a good thing.
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