The Boston court rejected the Trump administration's proposal to deport migrants to Libya and El Salvador. Reuters reported this on May 17, Saturday. The panel of three judges expressed concerns about the Department of Homeland Security's policy on such deportations and noted the possibility of "irreparable harm" if the deportations were found to be illegal, according to this source.
In February, Salvadoran officials agreed to accept migrants deported by the United States, as well as those accused of violent crimes in the United States, and place them in local prisons.
Earlier, the White House had announced the start of a "voluntary deportation" program for undocumented migrants. Within its framework, migrants living illegally in the US could get financial and organizational assistance to return to their countries of origin, thus avoiding problems with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Any migrant using the CBP Home app for voluntary deportation receives a $1000 scholarship. The money is paid after their return to their homeland is confirmed, the US Department of Homeland Security announced.
According to Department head Kristi Noem, such a procedure helps save American taxpayers 70 percent of the deportation costs. Currently, the average cost of arresting, detaining, and deporting an undocumented migrant exceeds $17,000, the agency reports.
