$2,500 for ‘self-deportation’: Trump admin offers payout for unaccompanied migrant kids to leave US; critics call it ‘cruel’

The Trump administration offers $2,500 to unaccompanied migrant children aged 14 and above. This stipend encourages their voluntary return to home countries. The Department of Homeland Security issued this offer. Critics label the move as cruel and coercive. However, officials state it provides children with a choice. Payments occur after judicial approval and safe return.