The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued more than 100,000 civil fines totaling roughly $84 billion to illegal immigrants under the Trump administration while collecting more than $1 billion in payments, Fox News Digital has learned.
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House about 18 months ago, DHS has issued 103,000 civil fines totaling approximately $84 billion, a DHS official told Fox News Digital.
As of July, the agency had collected about $1.2 billion in fine payments.
Shortly after Trump’s return to office, the administration announced it would begin fining illegal immigrants subject to final removal orders $998 per day if they failed to voluntarily leave the United States or otherwise comply with their removal orders. Illegal immigrants are required to pay the fines before they are deported, and DHS has said it may seize assets from those who fail to pay.
The Trump administration has unveiled a series of measures designed to encourage illegal immigrants to leave the country, including DHS’ announcement that those who refuse to self-deport could face “significant financial penalty.”
DHS has argued the program costs significantly less than traditional deportation proceedings and is designed to encourage illegal immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a flyer outlining the “benefits” and “consequences” for illegal immigrants who self-deport using the CBP Home app. --->READ MORE HERE
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The Trump administration said that DHS has issued more than 100,000 civil fines to illegal aliens, equal to $84 billion total, FOX reported. The fines, among other programs, are encouraging illegal aliens to self-deport, which DHS says is far less costly than traditional deportations.
So far, the Trump administration has collected about $1.2 billion in payments from the final removal orders fines, which were announced at the start of the Trump Administration. Illegal aliens who are subject to final removal orders are fined $998 a day for each day they fail to self-deport, and could even have their assets seized by DHS. The fines are forgiven and/or waived when individuals comply with orders.
The program was built to encourage more self-deportations, as they are far less costly and resource-consuming than traditional deportations. Individuals are encouraged by DHS to use the CBP Home app, which they call "safe," to voluntarily leave the U.S. in an organized manner, with subsidized travel. According to a January press release, more than 100,000 individuals have used the app, and that number is certainly higher now. The admin also began distributing a $2,600 stipend in January to those who voluntarily deport, and those who do are still eligible to seek legal entry in the future. Individuals who self-deport are also able to keep the money they've made while working in the U.S.
The daily fines are one of the administration's most effective tools for encouraging mass deportations at the lowest cost to taxpayers. DHS previously reported that of the nearly 3 million deportations in Trump's first year back in office, DHS estimates that 2.2 million were self-deportations. According to the FOX report, DHS said that as of May 17, the administration had deported nearly 900,000 illegal aliens and arrested more than 900,000 others. --->READ MORE HERE
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