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Trump Administration Offers $1,000 to Undocumented Immigrants Who Self-Deport

The Trump administration has announced a new policy offering $1,000 to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. who voluntarily leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security claims this 'self-deportation' program is the safest and most cost-effective way for immigrants to avoid arrest and deportation proceedings. Officials argue that leaving voluntarily may help preserve the chance for legal re-entry in the future. Critics, however, warn that the offer could be a trap and question the ethics and effectiveness of incentivizing self-deportation. The move is part of the administration's broader efforts to reduce the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States.

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Trump administration will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally $1,000 to self-deport: Live updates

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Self-deportation is the best, safest, and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,’ Homeland Security secretary says

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Hegseth Out, DeSantis In? Trump Rethinks Defense Pick

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s—and Hegseth’s—view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Trump ultimately went with Hegseth. But as Hegseth’s nomination has faltered, that list has been revived and DeSantis is again among the choices Trump is considering, the people said.The discussions are in their early stages, one of the people said, adding that Trump has floated DeSantis’s name in casual conversations with guests at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.Trump could decide not to choose DeSantis and select another replacement, if Hegseth’s nomination falls apart, the people said. Another potential defense-secretary candidate who has been discussed by Trump allies, according to people familiar with the matter, is Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump is also considering Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) for the job, some of the people said.DeSantis was once seen as an acolyte of Trump but his decision to challenge the former president in the 2024 GOP primary began a conflict between them, with Trump casting DeSantis as disloyal. Trump easily prevailed in the primary and friends of the two have worked to repair the relationship.

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