"'They tricked me': Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it"

[moniss]

This is the headline from a Guardian article dated 12/18/25 with a byline from Delaney Nolan. As we expected the deadbeat in the White House isn't paying as promised. False representations to people and courts are "go to" moves for this bunch of fascists.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/migrants-self-deportation-trump-immigration

[D_Master81]

1. I never understood this

If you came here for work or safety how was $1000 ever supposed to be enticing to go back to where you came from?

[moniss]

3. As one man said he figured it was

better than spending more and more time in ICE-American Gestapo jail.

[Ms. Toad]

4. The writing was on the wall.

If you were going to be snatched off of the street and sent home anyway, isn't it better to end up there with $1000 in your pocket?

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I think they just raised it to $2600. But they'll never pay that neither.