DHS to Fine Illegal Aliens $998 a Day Who Defy Deportation Orders
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will enforce a 1996 law that fines illegal aliens $998 a day if they defy deportation orders.
President Donald Trump’s first administration enforced the law in 2018.
One source told Reuters that DHS “plans to apply the penalties retroactively for up to five years, which could result in fines of more than $1 million.”
From Reuters:
In response to questions from Reuters, U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that immigrants in the U.S. illegally should use a mobile app formerly known as CBP One – rebranded as CBP Home under Trump – to “self deport and leave the country now.””If they don’t, they will face the consequences,” McLaughlin said. “This includes a fine of $998 per day for every day that the illegal alien overstayed their final deportation order.”DHS warned of the fines in a March 31 social media post.Emails reviewed by Reuters show the White House has pressed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to handle the issue of penalties, property seizures for migrants who don’t pay, and the sale of their assets.The Department of Justice’s civil asset forfeiture division could be another option for the seizures, one email said.
Around 1.4 million illegal aliens have deportation orders.
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