The United State government through the Trump administration has today revealed its plan to foot the Airfare and $1,000 incentive to all undocumented migrants who are willing to “self-deport” back to their home country. According to the Homeland Security Secretary, DHS, Kristi Noem “If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest”.
Noem stated this through a statement that was made public this afternoon that “is now offering illegal aliens financial travel assistance and a stipend to return to their home country through the CBP Home App”.
Although, the DHS revealed that the stipend of $1,000 will be paid after a person’s return to their home country has been confirmed through the CPB app.
The statement partly said, “Self-deportation is a dignified way to leave the US and will allow illegal aliens to avoid being encountered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)”.
DHS said that even with the payment of travel assistance and the stipend “it is projected that the use of CBP Home will decrease the costs of a deportation by around 70 percent.”
Explaining, the statement added that the average cost currently to arrest, detain, and remove an undocumented migrant is $17,121.
DHS said an undocumented migrant from Honduras had already taken advantage of the program to return home.
This is coming after the US President Donald Trump had pledged during his White House campaign to deport millions of undocumented migrants.
