The Ministry of Internal Security hopes to save on the cost of evictions whose pace has accelerated considerably since the return of the Republican to the White House.
Published the 05/05/2025 22:12 Reading time: 2min
“Auto-expulsion is the best, the safest and most economical way to leave the United States to avoid being arrested.” It is in these terms that the Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) is praising its last measure: paying immigrants in an irregular situation so that they“Auto-express”that is to say that they return by themselves to their country of origin.
The American administration plans to cover their transport costs and allocate a sum of $ 1,000 to them, paid after their return to their country. In the press release, which Franceinfo consulted, the ministry considers that this procedure “will lower the costs of an expulsion of around 70%”. According to him, the average cost of arrest, the detention and expulsion of an immigrant in an irregular situation in the United States is currently $ 17,121 (15,100 euros).
The starting process must be done via the CBP Home mobile phone application, said the DHS, ensuring that it was“A worthy way of leaving the United States”. The envelope will be paid after departure, specifies the ministry.
“We will give them a certain sum and offer them a beautiful return flight to where they come from”reacted Donald Trump in front of journalists in the White House. “We are going to work with them so that, perhaps one day, they can come back, if they are good people, the kind of people we want in our country”added the American president.
Donald Trump, who had promised during his campaign to conduct “The largest expulsion operation in the history of the country”has made the fight against illegal immigration one of his priorities since his return to power in January.
These expulsions are the subject of an showdown between his government and the judiciary. The latest official figures estimated at around 11 million the number of undocumented mortgages in the United States in 2022.
