Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett Fumes Over $1,000 for Illegals to Self-Deport: ‘It’s a Damn Scam’

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Hannah Knudsen 6 May 2025

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is fuming over President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security offering $1,000 for illegal immigrants to self-deport, asserting that it is a “scam” and suggesting that it is not enough for many who she says left their country due to political violence and for the opportunity to work.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the offering on Monday, which includes potential travel assistance as well as a one-time stipend for illegals who register to self-deport on the CBP Home App. Doing this would not only deprioritize them from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation, but potentially open the door for them to reenter the United States legally in the future. Once their exit has been confirmed, they would be given $1,000. DHS contends that this is far more cost-effective for American taxpayers, decreasing the cost of deportation by an estimated 70 percent.

“Currently the average cost to arrest, detain, and remove an illegal alien is $17,121,” according to DHS.

Crockett — who has been mired in controversy due to her off-hand remarks — believes this is a “scam.”

“Bribing immigrants with $1000 to leave the country and garnishing wages while ruining the economy is not leadership — it’s a damn scam,” she wrote on X, sharing a clip of her reaction to this news on social media.

“I wouldn’t trust this administration for anything. First of all, they are terrible about paying their bills,” she said during an appearance on CNN.

Crockett argued that “most” of the people who have entered the country illegally were fleeing “political violence” or seeking an opportunity to work. Therefore, she does not believe that the incentives are enough.

“And so what is $1,000 if you’re going back to a place where you may lose your life,” she said, making no mention of illegal immigrant crime and the hordes of able-bodied men who have crossed the border. “They risk their lives, many of them, coming over here in the first place.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/06/democrat-rep-jasmine-crockett-fumes-over-1000-illegals-self-deport-its-damn-scam/

[mountaineer]

“And so what is $1,000 if you’re going back to a place where you may lose your life,” she said, making no mention of illegal immigrant crime and the hordes of able-bodied men who have crossed the border. “They risk their lives, many of them, coming over here in the first place.”

Such a fool.

[Wingnut]

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.  But Ghetto Barbie don't mind.

[Wingnut]

In response to President Donald Trump‘s offer to give illegal immigrants $1000 in exchange for deporting themselves, Democrats are upping the ante with a lucrative deal of $1001 to stay in the United States.
-BB

[andy58-in-nh]

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.  But Ghetto Barbie don't mind.

Ghetto Barbie 

She's all that, for sure. But if you've seen that
video... holy crap. It might have set the cause of civil rights back about 100 years.

[berdie]

This woman is a first class goofball. The more she jibber jabbers. she confirms it.

[mountaineer]

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸
@Bubblebathgirl
Jasmine Crockett caught cutting in front of disabled people at the airport to get on a plane.
The low-class representative from Texas even used a taxpayer-funded police escort to fly on a taxpayer-funded flight to then arrive and drive in her taxpayer-funded luxury car.
12:21 PM · May 5, 2025