Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Donald Trump has ordered the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to add at least 20,000 officers to enforce his deportation policies. The US president’s directive was issued on Friday and forms part of his administration’s plan to incentivize undocumented immigrants to self-deport. In a video, Trump said he was making it ‘as easy as possible’ for them to leave the US. The federal government will fund flights out of the US for undocumented people who choose to leave voluntarily and provide an ‘exit bonus,’ the executive order stated. The president’s call to increase staff comes as his administration pursues multiple pathways to force undocumented immigrants to leave the US. His order on Friday did not specify how the increase in staffing at the DHS would be funded.” (05/11/25)