The Trump administration announced on Monday, May 5, that it will cover transport costs and give $ 1,000 to an irregular immigrants who voluntarily return to their homes.
Donald Trump’s government announced on Monday, May 5 that he was going to pay immigrants in an irregular situation to “self-express”, that is to say that they themselves return to their country of origin.
He plans to cover their transport costs and allocate a sum of $ 1,000, paid after their return to their country, according to a statement from the Ministry of Internal Security (DHS).
“When you are (in the United States) illegally, self-expulsion is the best way-the safer and the most economical-to leave the United States to avoid being arrested,” said the owner of the DHS, Kristi Noem in this press release.
The starting process must be done via the CBP Home mobile phone application, said the DHS, which also ensures that “self-expulsion is a worthy way to leave the United States”. This application, previously called CBP One, was used by the Biden administration to allow migrants to enter the country, underlines Reuters.
A way for the Trump administration to save
In its press release, the ministry believes that this procedure “will allow the costs of an expulsion of around 70%” to be lowered. According to him, the average cost of arrest, the detention and expulsion of an irregular immigrant is currently $ 17,121. A person in Honduras has already used the program to return to their country.
Donald Trump, who had promised during his campaign to carry out “the greatest operation of evictions in the history of the country”, has made the fight against illegal immigration one of his priorities since his return to power in January.
He spoke of an supposed “invasion” of the country by “criminals from abroad” and proceeded to very publicized expulsions, in particular those of more than 250 people in the majority of Venezuelan to Salvador under a 18th century law and an unprecedented agreement signed with this country of Central America. These expulsions are the subject of an showdown between his government and the judiciary.
