
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to collect up to $6.1 billion in fines from immigrants who have ignored deportation orders, according to reports citing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued approximately 21,500 fines targeting individuals who have overstayed or violated removal orders. DHS has warned that those who do not comply may face lawsuits, involvement of debt collectors, and substantial tax penalties. This enforcement strategy aims to pressure undocumented immigrants to leave the country voluntarily, a process often referred to as "self-deportation." Immigration attorneys have described the policy as creating severe psychological pressure on migrants, potentially pushing them into informal work and marginalization. Since President Trump took office, estimates suggest that over one million immigrants have left the United States, a development linked to the administration's stricter immigration enforcement measures.
DHS fined immigrants who didn’t self-deport $6 billion. Now it’s coming to collect https://t.co/ONDkENkAJA https://t.co/JrwGH3TrOM
Over one million immigrants have left the US since Trump took office and unleashed ICE's reign of terror. Economist @profwolff explains why scapegoating immigrants in times of economic crisis is one of the oldest tricks in the book. WATCH 7pm ET: https://t.co/alshi8vjMV https://t.co/HQY0wphD3F
The Curious Debate Over ‘Self-Deportation’ Why is it so hard to believe 1.6 million illegal aliens have left under Trump II? https://t.co/ePDLyZdZgF via @CIS_org




