The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that it is increasing its stipend for those who are in the United States illegally\u00a0and self-deport by $1,600.<\/p>\n
Previously, DHS offered $1,000 to those who use the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home App to self-deport, but now, it’s raising that number to $2,600.<\/p>\n
DHS claimed that since January 2025, 2.2 million people who are in the U.S. illegally have voluntarily self-deported — with “tens of thousands” using the CBP app. A report from the Brookings Institution released last week<\/a> called DHS’ data into question, saying the department’s numbers “should not be considered a serious source.”<\/p>\n “To celebrate one year of this administration, the U.S. taxpayer is generously increasing the incentive to leave voluntarily for those in this country illegally- offering a $2,600 exit bonus,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a release. “Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return.”<\/p>\n The increased amount is to mark to the first year of President Donald Trump’s term in office, and may only be temporary, DHS said in the release.<\/p>\n