Skepticism mounts after DHS claims 1 million illegal immigrant self deportations under Trump

Published August 8, 2025 6:00am ET



The Trump administration’s efforts to convince illegal immigrants in the United States to voluntarily leave the country appear to be working, but a lack of information on the extent of the self-deportations from the government has made it difficult to know the extent of the operation.

“Tens of thousands” of illegal immigrants residing in the United States have used a Department of Homeland Security phone app to get paid to self-deport to their home country, a DHS official told the Washington Examiner.

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