Hard course against migrants
USA offer illegal immigrants $ 1,000 – if they leave voluntarily
Donald Trump wants to get rid of illegal immigrants as soon as possible. But the deportations are expensive. A new plan should reduce the costs for the United States.
The government of US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that illegal immigrants in the United States pay $ 1,000 (883 euros) and take over their travel expenses, provided they voluntarily return to their home country. “We will pay each of you a certain amount of money and get you a nice flight back to your home country,” Trump told journalists in the White House on Monday.
Minister of Homeland Protection Kristi Noem presented the project on Monday. She described the “self -deportation” as “best, safest and most cost -effective way to leave the United States and avoid arrest”. With the help of the “CBP Home App”, the amount will be paid out as soon as the person has confirmed their actual return to their respective home country via app.
A return to the United States may also be possible after the departure, said Trump: “You can come back one day if you are good people, the kind of person we want in our (country).”
An immigrant is said to have already used the offer
According to the Ministry of Homeland Protection (DHS), the average costs for arresting, detention and deportation by an illegal migrant in the USA amount to $ 17,121. With the help of the “self -shifting”, the costs could “reduce around 70 percent” – despite taking over the travel expenses and the payment of the $ 1,000. According to DHS, an illegal immigrant from Honduras has already taken advantage of the program and had returned to his home country.
In the election campaign, Trump had announced a tough course against irregular migration and promised the largest deportation campaign in US history. His approach is highly controversial and increasingly encounters legal resistance.
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Source: Stern
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