Key Facts

• The US government is offering $1,000 and paid travel to immigrants who are in the country illegally if they decide to leave voluntarily.
• The program uses an application called CBP One to track a migrant's return home.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed this offer on Monday.
• President Trump hinted that immigrants who use this offer could potentially have a legal way to return to the US.
• The Department of Homeland Security suggests this approach is cheaper than traditional deportation, citing the average cost of deportation as $17,000.
• Since January, there has been a significant effort to reduce illegal immigration, including some controversial methods.
• The plan has faced criticism, including from Adriano Espaillat, a Democratic congressman.
• Records show that illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border have dropped since the program's introduction.