DHS has a nearly billion-dollar plan to get immigrants to ‘self deport.’ 72,000 people have signed up so far

The program, called Project Homecoming, offers stipends of up to $2,600 and free flights to immigrants to return home.
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The government is paying undocumented immigrants to self-deport. Here's how the process works.

The Trump administration said a large number of undocumented immigrants are choosing to voluntarily leave the country before ICE steps in. The federal government is now paying $2,600 to undocumented ...
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DHS more than doubles cash incentive for illegal immigrants to leave US

The Department of Homeland Security more than doubled the cash incentive for illegal immigrants to leave the United States through a self-deportation process, raising the offer from $1,000 to $2,600.
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What self-deportation means for one family

The Trump administration has encouraged people in the U.S. without legal status to self-deport and go back to the country where they were born.

US offers $2,600 exit bonus to illegal immigrants for self-deportation

The US Department of Homeland Security is offering illegal immigrants free flights home. This initiative includes a USD 2,600 exit bonus. Migrants can use the CBP Home app to arrange their voluntary ...
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DHS More Than Doubles ‘Self-Deportation’ Cash Payment but Critics Call Program Deceptive

Immigrants sleep on an overnight flight to Ecuador from JFK International Airport on Oct. 27, 2025. Reporter The offer “may not last long,” the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday as it ...