US offers $3,000 cash, free flights for immigrants self deportation

Colombian migrants board a deportation flight to Colombia in Panama City on October 30, 2025 as part of an MoU between the US and Panama.

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The administration of President Donald Trump has introduced a new measure to remove illegal immigrants, including East Africans, by offering financial incentives to those who volunteer to leave.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has unveiled a year-end scheme granting undocumented immigrants who register through the CBP Home app a $3,000 stipend and a free flight to their home country. The programme is available until December 31.