The federal government will offer immigrants who live illegally in the United States (EU) $ 1,000 to leave the country, the Department of National Security announced on Monday, the last effort of the Trump administration to accelerate deportations.
Key data
Migrants who use the mobile application of customs and border protection to notify the government about their departure will receive a stipend of $ 1,000 after they have returned to their country of origin, in addition to financial assistance for the return trip, said the DHS.
The undocumented immigrants who choose to self -transport “will be setback for detention and expulsion before their departure, as long as they show that they are making significant steps” to leave the country, said the DHS.
Self -export could also “help preserve the option that an illegal foreigner legally re -enters the United States in the future,” said the DHS.
The DHS estimates that the program will reduce the cost of a deportation by 70%, compared to the average cost of $ 17,121.
Tangent
Experts have questioned deportation figures published by the Government. The DHS said last week having deported 142,000 people so far this year, including migrants that were self -supported by means Border has illegally decreased significantly since Trump assumed the position.
Key history
Days after taking office, the Trump administration closed the CBP One application, created by the Biden administration to allow asylum seekers to program appointments before reaching the border. This is part of Trump’s initiative to prohibit entry to the US almost to all asylum seekers. The DHS claimed to have helped some undocumented migrants to plan their return home and have paid a plane ticket to at least one. Trump has set the goal of deporting at least one million people during his first year of mandate.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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