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Pedro Camacho

DHS More Than Doubles Stipend for Migrants to Self-Deport, Now Pays $2,600: 'May Not Last Long'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal (Credit: Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it is increasing the stipend offered to migrants who voluntarily leave the United States from $1,000 to $2,600, warning that the incentive "may not last long."

The payment is part of the "Project Homecoming" initiative, launched last year to encourage unauthorized migrants to depart voluntarily using the CBP Home mobile application, which also provides government-funded airfare.

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