Self-deportations

ICE has released an AI-generated Christmas-themed video portraying Santa Claus as a federal immigration agent, urging undocumented immigrants to leave the United States voluntarily or face enforcement action.

The Department of Homeland Security has tripled its "exit bonus" for undocumented migrants who voluntarily leave the United States, raising the incentive from $1,000 to $3,000 for those who leave before 2026 begins.

Immigrant advocates are criticizing a new Department of Homeland Security campaign that promotes voluntary departure using holiday-themed messaging, calling the approach harmful to immigrant communities.

The Department of Homeland Security promoted its self-deportation initiative using Cyber Monday-style marketing language, offering a free flight and $1,000 to migrants who leave the United States voluntarily.

Billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has endorsed the idea of paying immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States, calling it "the only humane option so far"

"It's a lot safer for the aliens themselves, for the public, for our law enforcement, and also it's a lot better financially," said DHS' Tricia Mclaughlin regarding the announcement

The fines can reach as much as $998 per day and are often applied retroactively

The Trump administration's efforts to pressure undocumented immigrants to self-deport have increasingly affected people who are not part of that category

The Department of Homeland Security used an image of E.T. to continue pushing migrants to self-deport

Migrants attempting to leave the U.S. voluntarily under the Trump administration's "Project Homecoming" report that the CBP Home app—the main tool for self-deportation—often leaves them stuck in legal limbo

The Trump administration launched a new multimillion-dollar media campaign urging undocumented immigrants in the United States to self-deport immediately or face daily fines, imprisonment, and removal.

President Donald Trump has proposed a self-deportation plan that would provide undocumented immigrants who choose to leave the United States voluntarily with financial assistance and airfare

Immigrant rights advocates are denouncing the Trump administration's launch of a self-deportation feature on the CBP Home app

A former immigration official supports Trump's enforcement measures but warns that ending birthright citizenship would be a "logistical nightmare."

"Decisions should be guided by law, not fear," said an immigration lawyer to The Latin Times when asked about the proliferation of self-deportations

Immigration advocates believe the upcoming admin is generating "attrition through enforcement' by ramping up threats that lead to "self-deportation"