Kristi Noem Announces Limited Time Holiday Incentive for Illegal Aliens Who Self-Deport [WATCH]

Season’s leavings.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Fox & Friends Monday morning that all illegal aliens who use the CBP Home App to self-deport before the ned of the year will receive a $3K “exit bonus.”

The standard exit incentive was $1K.

This policy builds on DHS’s 2025 efforts, which have resulted in 1.9 million self-deportations and 622,000 removals since January, reducing enforcement costs from $17,000 per forced deportation to about $5,000 through the app.

“Well, it’s home for the holidays season,” Noem began. “So not only are we returning those kiddos back to their families that Biden lost, but we also are saying that if you voluntarily want to go home now to your country, if you’re in this United States of America illegally, we will give you $3,000 through the holidays to send you home.”

“We’ll buy you a ticket, give you $3,000 to go home and that includes people that have not been detained, maybe have interacted with us, are detained and don’t have criminal charges against them.”

“Raise your hand, we’ll help you get home … go on the CBP Home App, get information, and make sure you’re in time for Christmas. Let’s see how many people take that offer,” Noem said.

Watch the clip below:

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 official ICE X account shared the following image:

ILLEGAL ALIENS: Avoid ICE Air and go Ho Ho Home this Christmas using the CBP Home app! pic.twitter.com/8UqOwg0Dhb

— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) December 22, 2025