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From Fox News: The Department of Homeland Security will front the cost of commercial flights and provide a $1,000 stipend to illegal aliens who opt to self-deport from the United States in a move DHS says will save thousands of dollars.
The department says this will be 70% cheaper for American taxpayers, as it currently costs DHS, on average, over $17,000 to arrest, detain, and deport someone. DHS told Fox News that paying for aliens to remove themselves, even with the stipend, is anticipated to cost only around $4,500 on average.
The stipend would not be paid until it was verified that an individual self-deported. Aliens will use the CBP Home self-deportation app to access this assistance, and DHS expects self-removals, already in the thousands, to ramp up significantly with this announcement.
According to a news release, those who use the CBP Home app to leave the U.S. will be “deprioritized for detention and removal” if they are actually taking steps to exit the country.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin first broke the story.
“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,” Melugin wrote.
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Our live @FoxNews report this morning: pic.twitter.com/NPmcK3WlCx
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 5, 2025
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday, “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.”
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… pic.twitter.com/2f02wLWQi5
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 5, 2025
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin also explained the plan in a Fox News interview.
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. pic.twitter.com/n1QqTPeOSw
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 5, 2025
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— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 5, 2025
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