Trump Hires U.N. Migration Agency to Help Migrants Self-Deport
Warner Todd Huston9 May 2025244
The Trump administration is hiring a decades-old U.N. migration agency to help illegal migrants self-deport to their home country.
The administration has contracted with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN-sponsored agency founded n 1951 to help people spread around the world return to their homes in the aftermath of WWII. The IOM will provide structure to Trump’s self-deportation policy and give migrants advice and assistance in their journeys back to their country, the Washington Post reported.
“In the United States, many migrants face a challenging reality — navigating complex systems with limited options and resources,” IOM said in a statement reported by the Post. “This initiative provides support to those who choose to return, helping them make a life-changing decision with care and clarity.”
Trump is offering migrants a $1,000 payment to entice them to self-deport, but is also warning of a hefty $998 per day fine if they decide to ignore the offer and remain in the U.S. It is also being reported that Trump officials are allowing self-deporters to take their U.S. earnings with them and will put them on a list that allows them the opportunity to immigrate legally into the U.S. in the future as opposed to those who are forcibly deported and who are placed on a list blocking future legal access.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/05/09/trump-hires-u-n-migration-agency-to-help-migrants-self-deport/
