Yesterday, we reported here that 1.6 million illegals had voluntarily self-deported so far during the second Trump administration. Now, John Binder of Breitbart News is revealing exclusively that DHS has helped prompt that voluntary exodus by threatening illegal aliens with more than 31,600 fines, totaling more than $9.6 billion. DHS spokesman Tricia McLaughlin told Breitbart News:
Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to fly home for free and receive $1,000 stipend, while preserving the option to return the legal, right way. It’s an easy choice: Leave voluntarily and receive $1,000 check or stay and wait till you are fined $1,000 a day, arrested, and deported without a possibility to return legally.
Last month, DHS said ICE was on target to deport nearly 600,000 illegal aliens by January 2026, the end of the first year of Trump’s second term.
In addition, McLaughlin said deportations are expected to rapidly increase with the addition of 5,000 new agents, saying: “We are certainly on our way, but we expect those numbers to rise.”
For more, see Breitbart News.