DON’T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN’T PAY THE FINE: Trump Admin Looks to Charge Some Immigrants $18k to Deport Them.

The Trump administration is considering tripling the amount some immigrants are fined if they miss court hearings and are later deported.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the amount immigrants currently pay is not enough to cover the cost of U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents locating, detaining and deporting them.

The proposed change comes amid a sharp rise in people failing to appear for immigration court hearings, which experts say is a result of multiple factors, including fear of detention.

“The move to 18K for in absentia orders, where it is not clear if the recipient even knew about the hearing is extreme,” Claire Trickler-McNulty, a former senior ICE official, told Newsweek.

That’s the point, Claire.