This is some welcome news from DHS, which has announced a 'self-deportation' plan that would encourage illegal immigrants to leave the country.
FOX EXCLUSIVE: DHS will announce today that they will begin paying for the commercial flights of illegal aliens who self-deport from the U.S., & they will pay these aliens an additional $1,000 once they are confirmed to have left the country. DHS tells @FoxNews this will save…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 5, 2025
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DHS tells @FoxNews this will save American taxpayers 70%, as it currently costs DHS, on average, over $17,000 to arrest, detain, and deport someone from the U.S., while paying for self-removal flights & the stipend is projected to cost just $4,500, and will be safer for ICE and preserve their resources.
Illegal aliens must register on the CBP Home app and file their notice to leave the US in order to receive the financial assistance, and the stipend will only be paid once the alien is confirmed to have left the United States.
DHS tells us any aliens who register to self deport will be immediately de-prioritized for ICE arrest and will maintain the ability to return to the U.S. legally in the future. DHS says they have already successfully tested out the financial assistance, recently paying for an illegal alien to fly back to Honduras from Chicago, with more tickets booked this week.
DHS Secretary @Sec_Noem statement to FOX:
'If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest. DHS is now offering illegal aliens financial travel assistance and a stipend to return to their home country through the CBP Home App. This is the safest option for our law enforcement, aliens and is a 70% savings for US taxpayers. Download the CBP Home App TODAY and self-deport.'
Here's more from Melugin:
Our live @FoxNews report this morning: pic.twitter.com/NPmcK3WlCx
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 5, 2025
This is good.
Let’s see some federal judge say they can’t do this
— I Can’t Even (@PalleyKara) May 5, 2025
Boasberg is writing the order as we speak.
Here is the link! https://t.co/Q159sX2MTi
— JKash 🍊MAGA Queen (@JKash000) May 5, 2025
Good.
Get the word out.
This is a good idea. But it will only work if arrests and deportations are ramped up as well.
— Janine Curran (@janinereturns) May 5, 2025
Why self-deport if you can just play the odds you won’t be one of the few thousand the Trump administration is deporting each month?
These two things go hand-in-hand.
How are they going to fly without a Real ID or passport?
— Xcellent (@Ease_Private) May 5, 2025
We'll make exceptions for them, just like we did when Biden flew them all over.
Democrats on the tarmac: https://t.co/aGy03JBhGm pic.twitter.com/HrYKGJpW3V
— ryuge (@0ryuge) May 5, 2025
This writer laughed out loud.
I am not against this though I can see the fraud problems though since this involves people I do not know how that can be avoided.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) May 5, 2025
I am less happy about the can still apply legally later. However, as an adult, I can accept this compromise. https://t.co/hqVvLVzOAJ
It's a good compromise.
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