Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave

The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by international media.

The fines stem from a 1996 law that was enforced for the first time in 2018, during President Trump’s first term in office. The Trump administration plans to apply the penalties retroactively for up to five years, which could result in fines of more than $1 million, a senior Trump official said, requesting anonymity to discuss non-public plans.

The Trump administration is also considering seizing the property of immigrants who do not pay the fines.

The US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said that illegal immigrants should use a mobile app CBP Home to “self deport and leave the country now.” “If they don’t, they will face the consequences,” McLaughlin said.

Trump kicked off a sweeping immigration crackdown after taking office in January, testing the bounds of US.