Trump raises the payment to irregular immigrants to €2,500 to leave the US before 2026: “If not, we will arrest them”

Furthermore, the Trump Administration will pay for the flights of these migrants as long as they sign a document in which they commit to leaving the country in the coming days.

“Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because If they don’t, we will find them, arrest them and they will never come back.“warned the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem.

It was last March when the Trump Administration launched a renamed mobile application CBP Home to facilitate self-deportation for irregular migrants. The app, formerly called CBP One, was used by the Biden Administration to allow migrants to legally enter the United States.

622,000 deported

In March, the US Administration paid each undocumented foreigner $1,000 -850 euros-, a figure that has now tripled to accelerate their departure from the country before 2026.

According to data from the US Department of Homeland Security, since January 2025, 1.9 million irregular foreigners have “voluntarily” self-deported.

In addition, it reports that the average cost of arresting, detaining and deporting someone without legal status is around $17,000 -14,400 euros-.

Donald Trump, who took office in January promising record levels of deportations, has intensified his immigration crackdown despite backlash. Although he has promised to expel a million immigrants each year, his Government has so far managed to deport some 622,000 immigrants this year.

The Government is preparing for a most aggressive offensive against immigration in 2026 with billions in new funds.

U.S. officials say they plan to hire thousands more immigration agents, open new detention centers and partner with outside companies to locate people without legal status.