New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Amid US President Donald Trump pledging to 'permanently pause' migration from 'all Third World Countries' after shooting near White House, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said that they are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens.

"At trump's direction, we are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for US citizens," Bessent said in a post on X.

He further added, "Treasury announced that it will issue proposed regulations clarifying that the refunded portions of certain individual income tax benefits are no longer available to illegal and other non-qualified aliens, covering the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportuni...