Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Are Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On
- - - Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Are Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On
Mariane AngelaJuly 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On (Screenshot/Fox News) ©(Screenshot/Fox News)
Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons provided an update on Fox News Wednesday on the agency's ongoing efforts to combat illegal immigration, specifically regarding the self-deportation initiative.
The Department of Homeland Security launched the CBP Home app in March, encouraging illegal migrants to self-deport voluntarily or face deportation by ICE and permanent barring from re-entry. During an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle," Lyons discussed the success of the program.
"We're actually seeing more people self-deport than we thought we would. We're offering these with inside the detention facilities. We were just down with the president, Secretary Noem, and Governor DeSantis at Alligator Alcatraz," Lyons said.
Lyons described the self-deportation program as a practical and humane alternative to detention.
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"We have that available for individuals to self-deport there instead of being locked up. The safe and most humane way to go. And it gives them the opportunity to come back legally," Lyons said.
Lyons said ICE will keep moving forward despite criticisms and push back from the left.
"We didn't let Mayor Bass stop us. We're continuing that mission daily right now. And we're still going to focus on all these sanctuary jurisdictions and all of these places where these left activist judges are trying to rule and shut down ICE, but we're not going to walk away," Lyons said.
Lyons then pointed out the importance of the policy decisions made under the Trump administration, reaffirming that ICE is committed to the safety of the American people.
"This is what the president wanted, this is what the American people wanted, and ICE is going to make America safe again," Lyons said. (RELATED: Byron Donalds Explains How Florida Set 'Blueprint For Other States' On Border Security)
Earlier in June, the Trump administration introduced a significant incentive for illegal migrants to self-deport using the CBP Home app. Migrants who voluntarily leave the U.S. will receive a free flight, a $1,000 stipend and forgiveness of any previous deportation fines, all as part of a broader effort to remove illegal immigrants efficiently and cost-effectively.
Those illegal immigrants caught could face detention at Florida's newly opened "Alligator Alcatraz," a facility designed to hold up to 5,000 criminal immigrants awaiting deportation. The detention center, supported by both President Donald Trump and Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier, is part of a broader push to expedite immigration proceedings, including the proposal to appoint National Guardsmen as immigration judges.
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