DHS issues $84B in fines to illegal immigrants under Trump administration

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TheSince PresidentAs of July, the agency had collected about $1.2 billion in fine payments.

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Over 5,000 illegal immigrants have opted to leave the country voluntarily since March 10. (Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security said it has collected more than $1 billion in civil fine payments from illegal immigrants since President Donald Trump returned to office.

Shortly after Trump’s return to office, the administration announced it would begin fining illegal immigrants subject tofinal removal orders$998 per day if they failed to voluntarily leave the United States or otherwise comply with their removal orders.Illegal immigrants are required to pay the fines before they are deported, and DHS has said it may seize assets from those who fail to pay.

The Trump administration has unveiled aseries of measuresdesigned to encourage illegal immigrants to leave the country, including DHS’ announcement that those who refuse to self-deport could face “significant financial penalty.”

DHS has argued the program costs significantly less than traditional deportation proceedings and is designed to encourage illegal immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump shook hands with newly sworn-in Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 24, in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S.Customs and Border Protection released a flyer outlining the “benefits” and “consequences” for illegal immigrants who self-deport using the CBP Home app.

“Self-deportation is safe,” the flyer stated.“Leave on your own terms by picking your departure flight.”

According to DHS, non-criminal illegal immigrants who voluntarily leave the United States may keep money they earned while in the country and preserve eligibility to pursuelegal immigrationin the future.Some may also qualify for subsidized flights if they cannot afford travel home.

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The Department of Homeland Security said it has issued more than 100,000 civil fines to illegal immigrants since President Donald Trump returned to office while collecting more than $1 billion in payments.(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, the flyer warns that those who fail to self-deport will be “apprehended by DHS with no opportunity to get your affairs in order beforehand.”

com/opinion/border-closed-thanks-president-trump-virginia-doesnt-matter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">more than 3 million illegal immigrantshad left the United States during Trump’s first year back in office, according to figures provided by DHS.The department said an estimated 2.2 million of those migrants self-deported.

DHS also said the administration had deported nearly 900,000 illegal immigrants and arrested more than 900,000 others as of May 17.

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The department said the figures demonstrate that Trump’simmigration crackdownhas reshaped migration patterns following a record number of illegal crossings during former President Joe Biden’s administration.