- The Trump administration is considering reallocating $250 million in foreign aid to fund a voluntary deportation program, targeting migrants from conflict zones, including Ukrainians and Haitians under Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
- The Biden administration granted TPS to Ukrainians (after Russia’s 2022 invasion) and Haitians (since 2010), shielding them from deportation due to unsafe conditions in their home countries.
- The plan includes offering $1,000 stipends to migrants who agree to return to high-risk countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, potentially affecting over 200,000 Ukrainians and 500,000 Haitians.
- The proposal seeks to circumvent the UN-affiliated International Organization for Migration (IOM), which typically oversees repatriations but opposes returns to dangerous regions.
- The administration is also urging the Supreme Court to lift an injunction blocking the termination of humanitarian parole for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, signaling a broader effort to reverse Biden-era immigration protections.
(Natural News)—The Trump administration is considering a controversial plan to reallocate $250 million in foreign assistance funds to finance the voluntary deportation of migrants from active conflict zones, including hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Haitians who fled violence in their home countries.
Under the Biden administration, both Ukrainians and Haitians were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing them to remain in the U.S. due to unsafe conditions in their home countries. Ukrainians received TPS in 2022 following the invasion of Russia, while Haitians have held the status since 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake. The Biden administration extended protections for Haitians multiple times due to ongoing instability and violence.
However, in internal draft documents obtained by the Washington Post, the Trump administration proposed to offer financial incentives, including $1,000 stipends, to migrants who agree to “self-deport” back to their home nations. The voluntary repatriation program targets individuals from some of the world’s most dangerous regions, including Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Additionally, more than 200,000 Ukrainians and 500,000 Haitians under TPS could be affected by the proposed deportation initiative.
The draft documents also suggest the administration intends to circumvent the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations (U.N.)-affiliated body that typically assists in migrant returns. The IOM does not support repatriations to many of the high-risk countries listed in the proposal. (Related: Trump administration to end legal protections for over 500,000 CHNV migrants under Biden-era parole program.)
DHS and the State Department confirm the authenticity of the proposal for mass deportation
Tricia McLaughlin, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman, confirmed the authenticity of the documents but called them “outdated.” She stated that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem has not yet made a final decision on TPS for Haiti or Ukraine.
“DHS and the State Department are working together to further implement the president’s agenda by using foreign aid money to assist those illegally in our country to voluntarily self-deport,” McLaughlin said, suggesting that the policy could apply to migrants whose TPS has been revoked.
The State Department echoed a similar statement and acknowledged it is exploring “travel support and financial incentives” to encourage voluntary departures but declined to comment on specific nationalities.
Moreover, the strategy also aligns with the Trump administration’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction blocking the termination of humanitarian parole protections for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. A decision is pending, but the move underscores the administration’s aggressive legal and policy efforts to dismantle Biden-era immigration measures, which had granted two-year protections and work permits.
If implemented, the plan would mark one of the largest uses of U.S. foreign aid to fund mass migrant returns in recent history, circumventing traditional international refugee assistance channels.
Bookmark InvasionUSA.news for updates on Trump’s tough immigration policies. Watch the video below where Deputy Chief for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller reveals Trump got celebrity Rosie O’Donnell to “self-deport.”
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