The United States will begin paying $1,000 to illegal immigrants for voluntary departure from the country.

The US government will start paying illegal migrants $1 thousand each if they decide to leave the country on their own initiative. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Internal Security of the country, published on the website on May 5.

"Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a historic opportunity for illegal immigrants to receive both financial and travel assistance to facilitate their return to their country through the CBP Home app," the publication says.

It is specified that in order to receive payments, migrants must register in the CBP Home application. After returning to his native country, which will be confirmed through the application, the US administration will transfer $ 1 thousand.

In addition, the American authorities are ready to provide financial assistance for returning to their homeland. Also, participation in the program can help preserve the opportunity for a foreigner to come back to the United States, but legally in the future.

According to the press service of the department, such a method will reduce the US costs of deportation by 70%.

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The Pentagon confirmed to Izvestia the use of C-17 military aircraft for this purpose - one hour of their operation costs more than $19 thousand.

Earlier, on April 18, Reuters reported that a court in the United States had banned the administration of President Donald Trump from pursuing a new policy that involved accelerated deportation of migrants. It was clarified that the preliminary injunction should remain in force until the lawsuit is settled.