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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts in New York

Trump administration offers $1,000 to undocumented immigrants to leave US

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Kristi Noem: ‘If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest.’ Photograph: Rebecca Noble/Reuters

The Trump administration has announced a new program offering a $1,000 payment to people in the US without immigration status as an incentive to return to their home country voluntarily.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined the initiative on Monday, pledging “financial and travel assistance” to undocumented immigrants who agree to leave the country using an app called CBP Home.

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