MIAMI – President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Monday the federal government has a new free app for undocumented migrants.
Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, announced that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection app now has a “self-deport” option.
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“They may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream,” Noem said in a statement.
Earlier this year, Noem announced the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans was ending on April 7 and for Haitians on Aug. 3.
CBP announced the CBP Home app’s “Intent to Depart” option offers undocumented migrants a way “to notify the U.S. Government of their intent to depart the United States.”
Pete Flores, the CBP acting commissioner, released a statement saying the app offers migrants “the chance to leave before facing harsher consequences.”
According to CBP, the app also offers an option to apply and pay for an I-94 arrive-departure record card up to seven days before arriving in the U.S., an option to request an appointment for an inspection for perishable cargo, and border wait times.
On Sunday, Noem announced new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership. Todd Lyons is the new acting director, and Madison Sheahan is the new deputy director.
Noem also announced that investigators had identified two ICE employees who had leaked information about enforcement operations and they could face up to 10 years in federal prison.
Noem, a Trump ally and former two-term South Dakota governor, pledged “to secure our southern border and fix our broken immigration system.”
Last year, Noem faced criticism over claims she made in her book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.”
Noem described how she was forced to kill her hunting 14-month-old hunting dog “Cricket” and had to issue a correction for listing a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that never happened.