Trump wants to set up a self-deportation program that involves giving immigrants 'some money and a plane ticket'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Business Insider

Apr 16, 2025, 4:36 AM ET


President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wanted to start a self-deportation program for immigrants in America. Trump was speaking to Fox Noticias in an interview when he said his administration would be rolling out new schemes to tackle illegal immigration in the US.

"These are rough, bad people. We want them out, and that's mostly our focus, but what we want to do is we are going to have a self-deportation program, which we haven't even announced yet," Trump said on Tuesday. Trump added that he hadn't worked out the exact details of the program, though it could involve giving immigrants a stipend so they could return to their home country.

"We are going to give him a stipend, we are going to give them some money and a plane ticket, and then we are going to work with them. If they are good, if we want them back in, we are going to work with them to get them back in as quickly as we can," Trump continued.

Cracking down on immigration has long been a focus for Trump. While on the campaign trail, Trump said deporting millions of immigrants would result in more job opportunities for Americans. Immigration researchers and analysts, however, told Business Insider that Trump's plans could exacerbate America's demographic challenges as well as result in a labor shortage for the agriculture and construction industries.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wants-to-start-a-self-deportation-program-for-immigrants-2025-4

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Full headline: Trump wants to set up a self-deportation program that involves giving immigrants 'some money and a plane ticket' to get out of the US

[Norrrm]

1. Let me guess::: a program run by his company for plenty of fees.

[slightlv]

8. Nope... a trap. Like they've done when calling Immigrants

in for meetings, etc. I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of this administration. If it looks good, it'll be pure unadulterated evil for you. They'll have all the info they need to find you and disappear you... much cheaper than paying you to leave. And they're all bad? For god's sake man, look in the mirror and see the face of pure evil and bad!

[dutch777]

2. Just more of the show. He knows at present rate CBP is working will take 36 years assuming no new illegal immigration

Last I checked legal visa access for most foreigners, which some then overstay and become illegal immigrants, has not been halted so net of deportations may be making an even smaller dent than Trump makes out

[twodogsbarking]

3. Can anyone sign u;p?

[Prairie Gates]

4. You know the public sentiment has gone south when Trump starts in with his "Idiot at the end of the Bar" ideas

You can almost hear him bellowing "Let me take care of this!" just before spewing some crackpot notion or other.

[in2herbs]

5. I'm 1000% in favor of this BUT ONLY if its offered to MAGAs and they be required to relocate to

Russia or ES.

[slightlv]

9. Well, we'll be gracious and give the Maggats a choice...

they can go to either Russia or Hungary. So many of them dote on Viktor Orban... let them live under his rule, and take trump with them!

And I'm all for the next suggestion below... give the rest of us a "stipend" and let us choose a country to "self deport" to... we no longer want to be Americans, if this is what America is now.

[mdbl]

6. Can he start a sister program for citizens that want to leave?

[sakabatou]

7. So how much will Dump pocket from the deal?