During Friday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained the Trump Administration's new benefits for illegal immigrants who self-deport.
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00:00for America. In other news, the Trump administration just announced a new
00:04incentive for illegal aliens living in the United States to self-deport.
00:08Eligible illegal aliens who now use the CBP home app to self-deport will receive
00:13a clear safe way to leave the United States. Their plane tickets home may be
00:17paid for and they will receive a $1,000 stipend once we have confirmation that
00:22they have left our country. This new feature will allow illegal aliens to
00:26have a planned departure out of the country and to leave as soon as possible
00:30in a dignified way. If illegal aliens make the right decision here and submit
00:34their intent to depart through the CBP home app and pass extensive vetting,
00:39they will be temporarily deprioritized for ICE detention and enforcement action
00:43before their scheduled departure. And leaving voluntarily in this matter may
00:47improve their legal immigration options in the future. This initiative will also
00:51save massive amounts of money for American taxpayers. Voluntary departures are much
00:56more cost-effective than traditional removals. By deploying the CBP home app in
01:00this new way, President Trump is aiming to reduce the need for costly arrests,
01:05detentions, and court proceedings. Currently, the average cost of traditional
01:09removal is more than $17,000 per illegal alien. Our projections estimate that the
01:15use of the CBP home app will massively reduce that financial burden by
01:19approximately 70 percent. So taxpayer dollars can be redirected and our brave
01:24immigration law enforcement officers can focus on removing the most violent
01:27illegal aliens hiding in our communities.