CBP Home promises benefits for immigrants without status who ‘self-deport’; advocates have questions

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 989

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Choosing to “self-deport” does not guarantee protection against immigration enforcement, as one family living in Bellingham experienced last week.

CBP Home, a mobile app run by the federal government through which immigrants can arrange to voluntarily leave the United States, promises $2,600 “exit bonuses” and that those who qualify will be “deprioritized for detention and removal.”

But on May 28, a mother and three of her children were detained by immigration agents …

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