Children wait in line for food near El Chaparral plaza in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 21, 2021. The Trump administration plans to pay $2,500 to some unaccompanied migrant children ages 14 to 17 years old in the United States to "volunarily" self-deport to their home countries. File Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Trump administration will pay $2,500 to some unaccompanied migrant children ages 14 to 17 years old to self-deport from the United States to their home countries.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday confirmed to Politico and The Washington Post that the agency, along with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugees and Resettlement, are offering the "strictly voluntary" program.
It is called the "Family Assistance Reintegration," and money will be given after an immigration judge grants their request. Those first offered will be 17-year-olds.
DHS is touting the plan as a way to help children return to their families.
