Trump is “struggling to increase deportations to fulfill” his campaign promise of a million expulsions in his first year, The Wall Street Journal said. Despite aggressive tactics and high deportation quotas, his administration has averaged “about 660 a day, compared with 742 a day in 2024.”
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it would give $1,000 and a plane ticket home to any undocumented immigrants who opted to “self-deport,” calling the “historic” offer a “dignified way to leave the U.S.” Migrants who register for “voluntary self-deportation” through the Customs and Border Protection app will be “deprioritized for detention and removal,” DHS said, so long as “they are making meaningful strides” toward their departure.
How would one apply for asylum in Canada for purposes of escaping persecution and violence of the United States government? asking for a friend. 🤔
the last time I looked they weren’t accepting refugees from America at this point
It’s really, REALLY hard to claim asylum in Canada as a US citizen. You’ll have better luck trying to get a job or scholarship there