“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,” Secretary Kristi Noem said.
President Donald Trump has made immigration enforcement and the mass deportation of immigrants in the US illegally a centerpiece of his campaign, but that is a costly, resource-intensive endeavour.
While the Republican administration is pushing Congress for a massive increase in resources for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department responsible for removing people from the country, it’s also pushing people in the country illegally to “self-deport.” (AP) GSP GSP