The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave
- The Department of Homeland Security issued 103,000 civil fines totaling about $84 billion to illegal immigrants, collecting approximately $1.2 billion in payments as of July.
- Illegal immigrants subject to final removal orders face fines of $998 per day if they fail to voluntarily leave the U.S., and DHS may seize assets from those who do not pay.
- Some illegal immigrants receive fines around $1.8 million for five years of daily penalties, prompting lawsuits and criticism that the fines are excessive and intended to force self-deportation.
- Critics and legal groups report that DHS uses debt-collection agencies targeting immigrants with homes and businesses.
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Thousands of immigrants have received letters with monetary penalties to pressure them to self-deportation
Learn about the US$998 daily fine that the DHS applies to migrants with a final deportation order who do not voluntarily leave the United States.
The U.S. President's government, Donald Trump, is aggressively resorting to a powerful tool to pressure irregular immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States: civil fines that can reach $1.8 million (approximately R$ 9.1 million). Over 100,000 people have received letters from the Department of Internal Security (DHS), informing them that they must pay $998 (about R$ 5,000) for each day they have remained in the U.S. after an immigration j…
According to The New York Times, more than 100,000 people have received letters from the Department of Homeland Security requiring them to pay or leave, while the government resorts to debt collection agencies and confiscates tax refunds.
Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in the United States have received fines of up to $1.8 million for remaining in the country despite deportation orders. The Trump administration is threatening to seize their income and assets to force them to leave the country voluntarily.
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