WASHINGTON. – The administration of the North American president, Donald Trumptripled to $3,000 Offering a scholarship to migrants who voluntarily choose “self-deportation”. from the United StatesThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this on Monday.
“$3,000 has to go now. In addition to a free flight back to their country, foreigners in an irregular situation can apply for self-deportation CBP home page Submit before the end of the year and receive a scholarship 3000 dollars as soon as they return,” said the statement released via X.
The authorities accompanied the publication with a Christmas picturewith one person using the application launched by the North American government in March to facilitate self-deportations.
The text on the picture reads: “LIMITED TIME OFFER. Enjoy a $3,000 bonus through the end of the year to get you home for the holidays!”
The application, formerly called CBP Onewas originally used by the then-President’s administration Joe Biden to allow migrants to legally enter the United States.
“Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and deport themselves because if they don’t, We will find them, we will arrest them and they will never come back“said the DHS Secretary, Kristi Noemin a statement.
A day earlier, X’s account was seized by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, better known as ICEposted a picture of a reindeer-drawn “ICE Air” flagship and a message with a pun in English that read: “ILLEGAL ALIENS: Avoid ICE Air and go home this Christmas with the CBP Home app“.
This is not the first time that the current North American government has promised a stipend in return for voluntary self-deportation. In May, the DHS published the so-called “Homecoming Project” (“Project Return Home”), in which the Trump administration offered to pay $1,000 and a plane ticketto those immigrants who have signed voluntary exit documents.
“The American people generously provide illegal immigrants $1000 and a free flight to ID yourself now“The DHS announced in a statement.
In addition, the agreement provides for the possibility of re-entry into the United States later.
Due to pressure from authorities and poor detention conditions, some irregular immigrants chose this option to facilitate their deportation to their countries of origin. However, the promised scholarship was never received.as British media recently reported Guardian.
President Trump, who took office in January promising record numbers of deportationshas continued to tighten its crackdown on immigration despite backlash. Despite promising to deport a million immigrants every year, his administration has so far succeeded deport around 622,000 immigrants this year.
The government is preparing for this a more aggressive offensive on immigration in 2026 with billions allocated to this task.
DHS said in May that the average cost of arresting, detaining and deporting an undocumented person was high It was around $17,000..
US officials say they are planning Hire thousands more immigration officersare opening new detention centers and working with outside companies to identify people without immigration status.
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