The inaugural “self-deporting” charter flight took off from Houston, Texas, on Monday as part of a program the Trump administration hopes will encourage more illegal immigrants to leave the United States voluntarily.
The flight took off at 9:30 a.m., shuttling 65 people back to their home countries of Honduras and Colombia, a Department of Homeland Security official told Axios. The flight was the first in a program offering illegal immigrants $1,000 and a free flight home.
An Eastern Airlines plane arrives with Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the DHS for further comment.
Trump officials have portrayed the initiative as a way for illegal
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