The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has conducted its first charter flight for migrants who agreed to “self-deport” under a new program that offers a USD 1,000 stipend to those voluntarily leaving the United States. The self-deportation program was announced in March. Since then, the administration has paid for some migrants’ tickets to return to…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday establishing a new voluntary deportation program that offers free flights to undocumented migrants who choose to leave the US on their own. The proclamation, titled “Establishing Project Homecoming,” was announced in a video message posted by the official White House X account. In a 90-second…
US President Donald Trump has stated that he wants to start a program where immigrants who are in the US without legal documents can opt to leave on their own — and the US government would pay for their flight and provide them with money to do so. In an interview with Fox Noticias, Trump…
When doctoral student Rajani Srinivasan’s visa was revoked by the US State Department, she became one of the first cases in America of an individual using the newly launched self-deportation feature on the CBP Home App. With this step, Srinivasan bypassed formal deportation methods and chose to self-deport with the use of the CBP Home…
Indian scholar Ranjani Srinivasan self-deports after US visa revoked over Hamas support Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, has voluntarily left the United States after her visa was revoked by the Department of State on March 5, 2025. The decision to revoke her visa came amid allegations that she had supported Hamas,…