Original Date Announced

Section 2 of Presidential Proclamation "Establishing Project Homecoming" directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to provide "financial incentives in the form of an 'exit bonus'" to each undocumented noncitizen "who voluntarily and permanently departs the United States."

Trump 2.0 [ID #1745]

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2025.05.19 DHS - Project Homecoming Charter Flight Brings Self-Deporters to Honduras, Colombia

DHS announced that it successfully conducted its first Project Homecoming flight—"a voluntary charter flight from Houston, TX, to Honduras and Colombia," with 26 participants returned to Colombia and 38 to Honduras. DHS stated that "[a]ll participants were offered the same benefits as any illegal alien who self-deports using the CBP Home App. They received travel assistance, a $1,000 stipend, and preserved the possibility they could one day return to the United States legally." DHS also noted that returnees benefited from social services and reintegration support provided by their respective home state governments.

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2025.10.03 Reported: DHS offering $2,500 stipend to unaccompanied migrant children to self deport - ABC News

ABC News reports that DHS is offering unaccompanied minors a resettlement stipend of $2,500 to voluntarily depart the U.S. A notice was sent to legal-service providers, noting that the stipend is a "benefit intended to support reintegration efforts" following voluntary departure. The stipend does not apply to minors no longer in government custody or from Mexico. ABC reports that "[f]or the minors who are interested, legal service providers are required to let DHS know 'as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours.'"

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2025.12.18 Reported: ‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it - The Guardian

The Guardian reports that some $1,000 Project Homecoming stipends were sent to immigrants who voluntarily left the U.S., but many others never received the promised payments. Sometimes the payment expired while an immigrant was still in detention, or payment information was given to the wrong person. Lawyers say many participants were incorrectly led to believe they were eligible, and warn the program offers no real path back to the United States, often leaving migrants subject to years-long or lifetime re-entry bans.

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2025.12.22 DHS - Increased Incentives: DHS Now Offering $3K Holiday Stipend Through End of The Year Via the CBP Home App for Illegal Aliens to Leave Now

DHS issued a press release stating that immigrants who register to self-deport through the CBP Home app by the end of the year will receive a free flight and a $3,000 stipend. DHS also noted that "using the CBP Home app also qualifies recipients for forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties for failing to depart the country."

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2026.01.21 DHS - Celebrating One Year of Trump: DHS Now Offering $2,600 Stipend Via the CBP Home App for Illegal Aliens to Leave Now

DHS issued a press release announcing that to "celebrate" the first year of the second Trump presidency, noncitizens who register to self-deport through the CBP Home app will receive a free flight and a $2,600 stipend and will qualify for "forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties for failing to depart the country." The press release states that the "offer . . . may not last long."