Trump Administration Offers Migrants $1,000 to Self-Deport
Migrants at the El Chaparral crossing port at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico.
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The Trump administration is offering undocumented migrants $1,000 and paid travel if they agree to leave the US voluntarily, the latest effort to ramp up mass deportations and slash enforcement costs.
The Department of Homeland Security said migrants who self-deport using the CBP Home app will receive the stipend once it’s verified that they’ve returned to their home country. Officials called the program a more efficient alternative to costly arrests and removals.