
The Trump administration announced Monday it will cover travel expenses and offer $1,000 to undocumented migrants who voluntarily return to their home countries.
President Donald Trump added that some participants in the self-deportation program may be granted an opportunity to legally reenter the United States.
“We’re going to pay each one a certain amount of money, and we’re going to get them a beautiful flight back to where they came from,” Trump told reporters during an event at the White House.
“We’re going to work with them so that maybe someday, with a little work, they can come back in if they’re good people, if they’re the kind of people that we want in our (country),” he said. “It will give them a path to coming back into the country.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while unveiling the travel aid and $1,000 stipend initiative, stated that “self-deportation is the safest, most efficient, and cost-effective method for leaving the U.S. and avoiding arrest.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering undocumented immigrants financial assistance and a cash incentive to return to their countries via the CBP Home App.
CBP Home, a mobile application developed by DHS, enables individuals to voluntarily initiate their own deportation process.
DHS confirmed that the $1,000 stipend will be issued once a return to the individual’s home country has been verified through the app.