Trump offers $1,000 incentive to migrants who leave the country voluntarily

The editor

An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2025.

The Homeland Security Department pitched the monetary incentive as a more “dignified” way to leave the country, while saving taxpayers money.

(Image credit: Carlos Moreno)