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Trump Administration Offers $1,000 and Travel Assistance for Migrants to Self-Deport

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a program using the CBP Home app to incentivize voluntary departures, projecting a 70% cost reduction in deportation expenses.

President Donald Trump gestures from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
A lttle boy in red, white and green face paint holds a handwritten sign reading "WE AEW NOT THE IMMIGRANTS" as he participates in an outdoor protest
Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from the United States, at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Overview

  • Migrants who use the CBP Home app to self-deport will receive a $1,000 stipend after their return is confirmed, along with government-funded travel assistance.
  • The program aims to reduce deportation costs, which currently average $17,121 per person, by an estimated 70%.
  • Participants who demonstrate progress toward departure will be deprioritized for detention and removal by immigration enforcement.
  • The CBP Home app, rebranded from the Biden-era CBP One app, has been repurposed to facilitate voluntary exits rather than asylum applications.
  • DHS confirmed that one Honduran migrant has already utilized the program, with additional departures scheduled in the coming weeks.