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Immigration remains one of the most closely watched issues of President Donald Trump’s second term, and his administration has continued pursuing policies intended to reduce illegal immigration and increase departures of people who do not have legal authorization to remain in the United States.
One significant part of that approach has been what the administration calls “self-deportation,” which encourages people living in the country illegally to voluntarily leave rather than wait to be arrested and formally removed by immigration authorities.
The Trump administration expanded that strategy through a program commonly referred to as Project Homecoming. According to reporting based on government data, the program has offered financial and travel assistance to some unauthorized immigrants who agree to leave the United States voluntarily. Axios reported in July 2026 that roughly 132,000 people had departed through the program by July 16, with tens of thousands more having signed up to leave.
The broader immigration enforcement campaign remains highly debated.
Supporters of Trump’s approach argue that immigration laws should be enforced and that people who entered the country unlawfully or remained after losing legal status should follow the law and leave. They may also view voluntary departure as preferable to arrests, detention and forced removal.
Critics raise different concerns. They argue that immigration cases can be complicated because some people have pending asylum applications, family ties, legal challenges or other claims that must be reviewed under U.S. law. Reuters reported this week that many people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have pending legal claims or do not already have final deportation orders, which can make removal more complicated.
That means the national immigration debate involves questions about border security, enforcement, due process, asylum, family circumstances and the government’s responsibility to carry out existing law.
Trump has made stricter immigration enforcement one of the defining priorities of his presidency, and voluntary departure has become one piece of that strategy.
Americans continue to disagree sharply about how far that policy should go.
Now we want to know where readers stand.