Donald Trump plans to provide plane tickets and stipend to illegal immigrants who 'self-deport'

Donald Trump discussed his plans for a 'self-deportation program' and making the process 'comfortable' for illegal immigrants
UPDATED APR 16, 2025
Donald Trump shared that his administration is soon going to implement 'a self-deportation program' during a Fox Noticias interview (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump shared that his administration is soon going to implement 'a self-deportation program' during a Fox Noticias interview (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump shared that he wants to make things "comfortable" for people who are willing to self-deport during a recent interview.

Deviating largely from his usual uncompromising stance on deporting the illegal immigrants back to their native countries, the POTUS said that he would be giving plane tickets and a stipend to the ones who choose to self-deport. 



 

Not only did Trump say that he is willing to help the illegal immigrants with their self-deportation, the 78-year-old MAGA spearhead claimed that America would even take the ones back who are "good."

Donald Trump says his administration is soon going to implement a 'self-deportation program'

Appearing for an interview with Fox Noticias on Monday, April 14 (though it was aired on April 15), Donald Trump shared his desire to help out the people who want to self-deport themselves.

Sharing his charitable endeavor, Trump clarified that his administration is dedicated to cracking down the illegal immigration in the country to oust the “murderers” out of the country, per The Irish News

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues including the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been held in a prison in El Salvador since March 15. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025, in Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

For the rest, he shared that his administration is soon going to implement "a self-deportation program."

"We’re going to give them a stipend. We’re going to give them some money and a plane ticket," Trump shared, outlining his plan for the self-deportation program.

He also clarified that he is not ruling out the possibility to bring the “good” people back to the country, saying, "And then we’re going to work with them — if they’re good — if we want them back in, we’re going to work with them to get them back in as quickly as we can."



 

Donald Trump wants migrant workers who are in US illegally to leave and come back legally

During the interview, Fox Noticias host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is married to transportation secretary Sean Duffy, showed Donald Trump a clip of a man who reportedly moved to the US illegally more than 20 years ago.

Campos-Duffy said that while the man has children who are American citizens, his legal status is not known. She added that although the man claimed he could not vote, he would have supported Trump nonetheless.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Prime Minister Modi is meeting with President Trump to discuss tariffs and trade relations in the wake of President Trump’s announcement on implementing reciprocal tariffs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump listens as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 13, 2025, in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

In the clip, the man said that he agrees with the Trump administration’s stance that if a person commits a crime, they should be sent back to their countries, including himself.

Looking pleased, the commander-in-chief replied, "I look at this man. I say, this is a guy that we want to keep," before adding, "I’ll probably take heat for saying it."

The Republican leader then asked whether the man was supposed to be deported, before answering the query himself: "No, he didn’t say that. Good ... I don’t think he’s in any danger of it."

During the interview, he further shared that his plans include helping the hotels and farms get their workers, adding that he mainly wants the immigrant workers who are in the US illegally to leave the country before coming back legally.

He explained, "We’re doing a self-deportation and we’re going to make it comfortable for people. And we’re going to work with those people to come back into our country legally."

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