DHS Encourages Illegal Aliens to Go ‘Home for the Holidays’ With $3,000 Stipend

Illegal aliens who choose to self-deport “home for the holidays” will be given $3,000.  

“During the Christmas Season, the U.S. taxpayer is so generously TRIPLING the incentive to leave voluntarily for those in this country illegally, offering a $3,000 exit bonus, but just until the end of the year,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement Monday morning. 

DHS has been offering illegal aliens $1,000 to self-deport through a Customs and Border Protection app, an offer many illegal aliens have accepted, according to Noem.  

“Since January 2025, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported and tens of thousands have used the CBP Home program,” the secretary said.  

In addition to the $3,000 stipend, illegal aliens who use the CBP Home app will also receive a free flight “home in time for Christmas.”  

“Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” Noem said. 

DHS is calling Christmastime self-deportation “the best gift that an illegal alien can give themselves and their families this holiday season. It’s a fast, free, and easy process: Just download the app, fill out your information, and DHS will take care of the rest—including arranging and paying for your travel back home.”  

Illegal aliens who do not self-deport will be “arrested, deported, and they will never be able to return to the United States,” according to DHS.  

The administration has deported over 600,000 illegal aliens since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January and plans to increase deportation efforts in 2026.  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently in the process of hiring 10,000 new agents to conduct arrests and help with deportations.