U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to offer financial aid and a plane ticket to any immigrant residing in the country illegally who opts to “self-deport,” with plans to facilitate the return of those who are “good.” This is a departure from his typically stringent stance on immigration.
During his campaign, Trump promised to execute mass deportation. However, in a pre-recorded interview with Fox Noticias that aired on Tuesday, he stated that his administration’s current focus is on expelling “murderers” from the country. For other illegal immigrants, he intends to introduce “a self-deportation program.”
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“We’re going to give them a stipend. We’re going to give them some money and a plane ticket, and then we’re going to work with them – if they’re good – if we want them back in, we’re going to work with them to get them back in as quickly as we can,” Trump informed Fox Noticias’ Rachel Campos-Duffy, in an interview on Monday.
The proposal also aims to support industries such as agriculture and hospitality by assisting them in finding suitable workers. Trump mentioned that his administration would suggest individuals to fill necessary positions, which would be “very soothing” for farmers. He stressed the importance of helping hotels and farms obtain the workers they require, stating that this would ultimately enable workers who are in the US illegally to leave and return with legal permission.
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To highlight Trump’s agenda, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing on Wednesday with Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was killed in 2023 while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore.
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, a fugitive from El Salvador accused of entering the US illegally after allegedly killing another woman in his home country, was convicted by a jury on Monday of raping and killing Rachel Morin and concealing her body in a drainage culvert. Leavitt had previously announced the unscheduled briefing with a “special guest.”
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Leavitt has been drawing attention to the Morin case for several days. She expressed frustration over the perceived lack of attention it received compared to the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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