Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said illegal aliens inside the United States will receive a $3,000 stipend if they self-deport using the CBP Home App by the end of the year. “This Christmas season, the U.S. taxpayer is generously TRIPLING the incentive for illegal aliens to leave voluntarily. Through the end of the year, illegal aliens who self-deport using the CBP Home App can receive a $3,000 exit bonus,” Noem said. “Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will not return,” she added. This Christmas season, the U.S. taxpayer is generously TRIPLING the incentive for illegal aliens to leave voluntarily. Through the end of the year, illegal aliens who self-deport using the CBP Home App can receive a $3,000 exit bonus. Illegal aliens should take advantage of this… pic.twitter.com/AKQZChPYfZ — Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) December 22, 2025 The previous stipend offer for illegal aliens to self-deport was $1,000 and travel assistance. Axios shared further: Using the app qualifies recipients for forgiveness of civil fines or penalties for failing to depart the country, DHS said in its statement. DHS has already seized on the holiday season to promote its immigration agenda, sharing Christmas-themed posts that critics and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network condemned. The department framed the $1,000 incentive as a “$1,000 exit gift” in a Cyber Monday post parodying an infomercial. And on Saturday, DHS shared an edit of Christmas scenes, including clips from movies like “Elf,” “The Santa Clause” and “Die Hard,” behind the words “Christmas After Mass Deportations.” This Christmas, our hearts grow as our illegal population shrinks. pic.twitter.com/uyH80btbRQ — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 20, 2025 “Since January 2025, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported and tens of thousands have used the CBP Home program,” Noem said. “GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Eligible illegal aliens who use the CBP Home App to self deport can receive a $3,000 exit bonus. This offer is valid through the end of 2025,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated. GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Eligible illegal aliens who use the CBP Home App to self deport can receive a $3,000 exit bonus. This offer is valid through the end of 2025. https://t.co/Job80ELKxa — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) December 22, 2025 CBS News has more: The CBP One app was originally built under the previous administration to schedule asylum appointments, but under the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda, it has been remodeled under a voluntary departure framework to permit those without lawful status to track their exit. DHS says the bonus stipend is part of a holiday season campaign aimed at accelerating removals and reducing taxpayer costs, with travel support typically considered less expensive than traditional detention and deportation operations. As of May 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimated the average cost to arrest, detain and remove an undocumented migrant is approximately $17,000. As part of the self-deportation program, DHS says participants are deprioritized for ICE arrest and detention so long as they demonstrate “meaningful strides” toward leaving the U.S., though officials have not released detailed guidance explaining how long that protection lasts or how any compliance is judged. While ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrests nationwide are largely considered the most visible arm of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown, the president has simultaneously pushed to compel self-deportation of families and unaccompanied children who entered the country without permission.