This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Ever since President Donald Trump took office for his second term, he's been cracking down on the open borders scenario demanded by Joe Biden.
And he's been encouraging those who are in the U.S. illegally to simply go back.
Voluntarily.
And some of them are.
A new report reveals that about 5,000 illegals have left the United States on their own.
The Trump administration had been urging that action, pointing out that illegals actually could be fined up to $998 for every day they stay in the country illegally.
The administration even reworked Biden's' CBP One app that facilitated illegals' entries into the United States into CBP Home, encouraging them to self-deport.
Fox reported, "The number of immigrants who have opted to self-deport over the last month using the CBP Home app is over 5,000, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data shared with Fox News Digital."
The Trump administration has released a promotion explaining, "Self-deportation is safe. Leave on your own terms by picking your departure flight."
The government's promotion explains that fines are a potential punishment for refusing to leave, or promising to leave and then failing to follow through.
America First Legal senior counsel James Rogers told Fox the self-deportation push is working because of the "credible threat of enforcement."
"Our nation's immigration laws impose severe penalties on aliens who are illegally in the country. The only reason there is a large population of illegal immigrants residing in the United States is because prior administrations have failed to enforce these laws passed by Congress," he explained. "Everyone knows this, including the aliens who have been illegally living here. The current trend of illegal aliens self-deporting proves that even just the credible threat of enforcement can be enough to get many illegal immigrants to comply with our laws and leave the country."
Another warning from the government explains that if an illegal leaves voluntarily, they could apply to return, a privilege that will be denied to those who force the government to deport them.
From Tricia McLaughlin, of the Department of Homeland Security, was this message: "Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to self-deport and leave the country now. If they don't, they will face the consequences."
Trump, himself, has said, "Leave now and self-deport voluntarily. If they do, they could potentially have the opportunity to return legally at some point in the future."
