Self-deportation app leaves immigrants stranded without promised flights
Apr 12, 2026·Location: Chicago, IL
Country of origin: Venezuela

The Trump administration launched the CBP Home app and Project Homecoming, promising free flights and $1,000 exit bonuses to immigrants willing to self-deport. Multiple immigrants, including a Venezuelan mother named Pérez, registered through the app but were not provided promised plane tickets or departure assistance, leaving them stuck in the U.S. despite following the administration's stated process.
Sources
- “I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
ProPublica·Oct 10, 2025·archived copy
- The self‑deportation dilemma: Persecuted in the United States but unsure how to leave
english.elpais.com·Apr 12, 2026·archived copy
- Migration Policy Institute
- What Is Self-Deportation (Project Homecoming) and Is It a Wise Option for Undocumented Immigrants?
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