President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has slapped illegal aliens with nearly $10 billion in fines, aiming to pressure them into self-deporting rather than draining taxpayer resources through lengthy court battles and forced removals.
According to DHS officials, more than 31,600 fine notices have been issued, totaling over $9.6 billion.
The new information about the fines was revealed by DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who spoke with Breitbart News.
These penalties are designed to hit illegal aliens where it hurts, their wallets, while offering grace for those who choose voluntary departure.
Through the CBP Home mobile app, individuals who self-deport can earn a free flight home and a $1,000 stipend, all while maintaining the option for future legal re-entry.
Stay here illegally, however, and you’re looking at $1,000 daily fines, potential arrest, and a permanent ban on returning legally.
“Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to fly home for free and receive $1,000 stipend, while preserving the option to return the legal, right way,” McLaughlin told Breitbart.
McLaughlin added, “It’s an easy choice: Leave voluntarily and receive $1,000 check or stay and wait till you are fined $1,000 a day, arrested, and deported without a possibility to return legally.”
This strategy is part of a broader crackdown that’s already yielding massive results.
DHS reports show that over two million illegal aliens are no longer in the United States, with an estimated 1.6 million having self-deported voluntarily.
“The numbers don’t lie: 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in just 250 days— proving that President Trump’s policies and Secretary Noem’s leadership are working and making American communities safe,” McLaughlin said in a press release about the deportations. “Ramped-up immigration enforcement targeting the worst of the worst is removing more and more criminal illegal aliens off our streets every day and is sending a clear message to anyone else in this country illegally: Self-deport or we will arrest and deport you.”
Additionally, forced deportations have surged to over 515,000 for 2025.
That’s a total of more than two million gone.
Polls show Americans overwhelmingly support these efforts, with 56% backing the complete deportation of all illegal aliens.
In a press release earlier this month, DHS said, “The good guys are winning. DHS will not be stopped or slowed down in its mission to make America safe again for every community.”