First 'self-deporting' migrant charter flight leaves US with dozens of passengers

The inaugural “self-deporting” charter flight took off from Houston, Texas, on Monday as part of a program the Trump administration hopes will encourage more illegal immigrants to leave the United States voluntarily.

The flight took off at 9:30 a.m., shuttling 65 people back to their home countries of Honduras and Colombia, a Department of Homeland Security official told Axios. The flight was the first in a program offering illegal immigrants $1,000 and a free flight home.