The Department of Homeland Security’s self-deportation drive is costing U.S. taxpayers about $7,500 per departure, as relatively few people use its trumpeted CBP Home app, according to The Atlantic.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, 54—dubbed ICE Barbie for her camera-ready ICE raid photo-ops and glam cosplay—rolled out Project Homecoming in the spring with a government advertising blitz costing more than $200 million.
But DHS has struggled to drive sign-ups for CBP Home, with its promise of a free flight plus $1,000 cash to those who “self-deport,” data show.
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