DHS Says It Will Pay Illegal Immigrants $1,000 to Self-Deport

Secretary Kristi Noem says self-deporting is likely the best way for illegal immigrants to remove themselves from the United States.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that illegal immigrants who use the CBP Home app to initiate their own deportation procedures will receive a $1,000 bonus stipend.

In a statement on May 5, the agency said that illegal aliens would “receive both financial and travel assistance to facilitate travel back to their home country through the CBP Home App” and that those individuals who aren’t authorized to be in the United States will get the $1,000 stipend “after their return to their home country has been confirmed through the app.”