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Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today unveiled a new opportunity for illegal aliens to receive financial and travel aid to return to their home countries. This assistance is available through the CBP Home App, a tool designed to facilitate self-deportation.
The DHS is providing a $1,000 stipend to any illegal alien who uses the CBP Home App to self-deport. The stipend will be paid once the individual’s return to their home country is confirmed via the app.
The self-deportation process is being presented as a dignified way for illegal aliens to leave the U.S., allowing them to avoid encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Despite the stipend cost, it is estimated that the use of CBP Home will cut down deportation expenses by approximately 70 percent. Currently, the average cost to arrest, detain, and deport an illegal alien stands at $17,121.
The travel assistance program has already seen its first success. An illegal alien, who was previously allowed into the U.S. by the Biden Administration, utilized the program to book a flight from Chicago to Honduras. More tickets for similar journeys have been booked for this week and the next.
Secretary Kristi Noem stated, “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.”
Illegal aliens who submit their intention to voluntarily self-deport via the CBP Home App will be deprioritized for detention and removal ahead of their departure, provided they show progress in completing their departure. Participating in the CBP Home Self-Deportation could potentially preserve the option for an illegal alien to legally re-enter the U.S. in the future.
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