Tom Homan on Self-Deportation and Immigration Policy

DACA and Deportation Priorities

• 🎯 DACA recipients are not a priority for deportation, according to the current administration's stated policies.
• ⚠️ The prioritization of deportations focuses on public safety threats and national security threats.
• 💡 Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer are mentioned as having shut down a plan to fix DACA during the Trump administration.

Self-Reporting and App Usage

• ❓ When asked about the CPB One app for self-reporting, Tom Homan stated he had not checked the numbers recently, with the last figure being around 7,000.

Reasons for Self-Deportation

• 📈 Studies suggest that over a million illegal aliens have left the country on their own.
• 🔑 A primary motivation for self-deportation is the desire to return through legal programs in the future.
• ⚖️ Formal deportation carries a statutory bar on re-entry, ranging from 5 to 20 years, or potentially never.
• ✈️ The administration's message encourages individuals to leave on their own to preserve future opportunities, with ICE offering assistance to arrange travel home.
• 💰 Those who self-deport may receive $1,000 upon arrival to help them get started.