Homeland Security Launches New Self-Deportation App

The CBP Home App would give illegal immigrants the ability to “leave now and self-deport” officials said.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out a new app on Monday that said it would promote self-denial of illegal immigrants.

On the first day of his presidency, President Donald Trump moved to stop one CBP app, saying Trump administration officials were used to promote illegal immigration to the United States.

On Monday, DHS Executive Director Kristi Noem unveiled a new app for social media platform X. She said that one CBP app was used by previous administrators “to enable more than a million aliens to illegally enter the United States.”

“With the launch of the CBP Home App, we are restoring the integrity of our immigration system,” Noem said. “The CBP Home App offers aliens the option to leave now and self-define, so there may be an opportunity to legally return to America’s dreams in the future. If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return.”

On January 20th, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wrote that illegal immigrants are no longer available to them because CBP One demands asylum or appointments before an immigration judge. The controversial app was released in 2020 and expanded in early 2021. CBP said in January that “the existing appointments have been cancelled.”

Republicans criticized the program, saying it encouraged massive migration to the United States and failed to properly examine individuals who entered the program. In March 2024, Rep. Dan Bishop (RN.C.) said CBP One was said to have been set up “to implement a particularly intentional and determined open boundary agenda,” allowing unacceptable individuals, such as Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela, to participate.

During his campaign and in office, Trump has pledged to deport record numbers of illegal immigrants while strengthening security along the US-Mexico border.

Later last month, DHS said it was creating a registry for all people in the United States illegally, and those who do not self-report could face fines and prosecutions.

All people illegally in the United States must register, give them fingerprints and provide an address, the DHS said in a statement. We cited the Immigration and Nationality section as justification for the registration process that applies to people over the age of 14.

“Failure to register an alien is a crime that could result in fines, imprisonment, or both,” the DHS statement said. “For decades, this law has been ignored.

The agency said, “Acceptable large-scale self-report is a safer path for aliens and law enforcement, saving US taxpayer dollars in addition to saving valuable federal resources.” Illegal immigrants in the United States have been instructed to register on the US Office of Citizenship (USCIS) website.

Trump signed an executive order in February, aimed at ending “open border taxpayer grants,” but did not provide details on what profits would be reduced.

According to the White House, “An order directed by the authorities to allow illegal foreigners to obtain cash or non-cash public interest and to take all appropriate measures consistent with applicable law to meet all appropriate measures to meet the purposes of this order and the requirements of applicable federal law.

Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration on his first day in office. One included the termination of automatic citizenship for people born in the United States. The birthright citizenship order has been temporarily suspended in court.

The Epoch Times contacted DHS for additional comments but did not receive a response per publishing time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.