Overview

• DHS officials report roughly 1.6 million voluntary departures through Project Homecoming and the CBP Home app plus about 400,000 direct deportations since January 20.
• Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says the combined departures occurred over roughly 240 days and align with an outside estimate cited by the Center for Immigration Studies.
• Federal authorities have removed more than 389,000 people and recorded over 415,000 arrests to date, with projections pointing toward close to 600,000 removals by the end of the first year.
• The voluntary-return program offers a complimentary one-way flight, a $1,000 exit payment, and forgiveness of certain fines to encourage people to depart.
• Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons cites court rulings as recurring roadblocks, while ICE has surged personnel to cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Memphis for targeted operations.