LOS ANGELES – The Trump administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 (S$3,221) to leave the US voluntarily, according to a letter seen by Reuters that was sent to migrant shelters.
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed a monetary offer was being made but did not specify an amount.
The move is the latest financial offer made by the DHS under President Donald Trump aimed at encouraging voluntary deportations.
moved US$250 million to DHS
for voluntary deportations, with the administration offering a US$1,000 stipend to migrants who “self deported.”
According to the letter sent to shelters on Oct 3 by the DHS Office of Refugee…