While the headline seems shocking, it is actually the parent's choice. Children born in the US, at least now, are US citizens. But their parents are still illegals. So are we to break up families? Heck no. Let the parents decide what to do . . . and they chose to take their children with them. Any loving parent would do the same.
FULL STORY AT LINK ABOVE ^^^
CNN 5/19/2025
World Americas • 3 min read
FULL STORY AT LINK ABOVE ^^^
CNN 5/19/2025
World Americas • 3 min read
First ‘self-deportation’ flight from US lands in Honduras – with US citizen children aboard
By Michael Rios and Elvin Sandoval, CNN
Updated: 5:30 PM EDT, Mon May 19, 2025
Source: CNN
The first flight carrying migrants who chose to self-deport from the United States as part of a new Department of Homeland Security initiative offering free flights and $1,000 stipends has landed in Honduras.
A group of 38 Hondurans arrived at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport on Monday afternoon after applying through a mobile app provided by US Customs and Border Protection, Honduran Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio García said.
“There was a bit of everything. There were mothers with children. Each one was given $1,000, including the children,” García told reporters at the airport, saying that up to 19 children had arrived. At least four of the children were born in the US and one was born in Mexico. They left the US with their Honduran relatives to avoid family separation, according to Honduran Migration Director Wilson Paz Reyes. “In this case, the US makes the decision, along with their families, that they return to the country so that family disintegration does not occur,” he said.
One of those deported, Wilson Sáenz, said that after he requested to be removed, authorities flew him to a hotel in Houston, Texas, and from there, he was dropped off at an airport and provided food before his flight home.
Another, Kevin Posadas, said that after applying for self-deportation, officials messaged migrants telling them when to present themselves, and “depending on what state they’re in, they move them to a place that’s closer to send them to Honduras.”
The flight carried 64 people, according to a Homeland Security official. It is expected to continue to Colombia to drop off the remaining migrants who opted for self-deportation, García said.
“Today, DHS conducted its first Project Homecoming charter flight of 64 individuals who voluntarily chose to self-deport to their home counties of Honduras and Colombia,” Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem said. “If you are here illegally, use the CBP Home App to take control of your departure and receive financial support to return home.”
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Any undocumented immigrant who uses the app to self-deport will receive a stipend of $1,000, to be paid after they confirm their return home through the app, according to the DHS...
