Overview
- To participate, individuals must register through the CBP Home app with personal details and documents so the government can arrange travel.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the incentive applies to people not in custody as well as those detained without criminal charges.
- ICE promoted the offer with a holiday-themed social post urging sign-ups and noting the incentive is available through December 31, 2025.
- DHS reports that about 1.9 million people have voluntarily left the U.S. since January 2025, with tens of thousands using the CBP Home program.
- DHS says participants can receive forgiveness of certain civil fines, and it warns that those who do not self-deport risk arrest, removal, and an inability to return.