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Wicked Blue

(7,888 posts) Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:50 AM Apr 8

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

Source: Reuters via NBC

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 Reuters.

The fines stem from a 1996 law that was enforced for the first time in 2018, during President Donald 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, according to government emails reviewed by Reuters.

In response to questions from Reuters, U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that immigrants in the U.S. illegally should use a mobile app formerly known as CBP One — rebranded as CBP Home under Trump — to “self deport and leave the country now.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-plans-fine-migrants-998-day-leave-deportation-order-rcna200194

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Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order (Original Post) Wicked Blue Apr 8 OP

Doubling, tripling down on labour disruption. He thinks he's an economic genius. He's stupid & sliding into dementia. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 8 #1

Getting blood out of a Turnip, Donnie? ProudMNDemocrat Apr 8 #2

Blood out of a turnip was exactly what I thought Wicked Blue Apr 8 #6

Yes, but when they don't pay, he can throw them all in prison, some torture prison in El Salvador Walleye Apr 8 #7

How do you know there is not much to seize? awesomerwb1 Apr 8 #13

No, it will be used to justify Miguelito Loveless Apr 8 #15

Gotta pay for those gigantic tax cuts for the billionaires some way. sinkingfeeling Apr 8 #3

Soon he'll go after people like my wife who is here legally on a Green Card. AZLD4Candidate Apr 8 #4

Seize their property? maxsolomon Apr 8 #5

Roofing, picking, cooking, dishes will be totally unattended bucolic_frolic Apr 8 #8

Add in concrete work to that list that will grind to a halt Bengus81 Apr 8 #18

If they start flushing the phones they have no metrics Historic NY Apr 8 #9

Are there no workhouses? FalloutShelter Apr 8 #10

Yea, that's coming. bluestarone Apr 8 #12

Great way to work off their debt! HereForTheParty Apr 8 #14

Private prisons in the US - which the Trump admin already has ICE using - pay less than $1 an hour highplainsdem Apr 8 #17

Good luck collecting that fine. OLDMDDEM Apr 8 #11

this is actually a good case for bitcoin or other crypto currencies moonshinegnomie Apr 8 #16

Should work as well as fining the homeless for sleeping on the streets Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 8 #19

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,819 posts)

1. Doubling, tripling down on labour disruption. He thinks he's an economic genius. He's stupid & sliding into dementia. nt

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:52 AM

Apr 8

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,596 posts)

2. Getting blood out of a Turnip, Donnie?

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:52 AM

Apr 8

There's not much to seize, is there?

What a SICKO!!!

Wicked Blue

(7,888 posts)

6. Blood out of a turnip was exactly what I thought

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:55 AM

Apr 8

I think this is more of a fear-generating tactic than one where they expect to collect any money.

Walleye

(39,759 posts)

7. Yes, but when they don't pay, he can throw them all in prison, some torture prison in El Salvador

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:56 AM

Apr 8

His thirst for cruelty is unquenchable

awesomerwb1

(4,724 posts)

13. How do you know there is not much to seize?

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:47 AM

Apr 8

A lot of immigrants have been in the US for decades. You really think they haven't bought homes or own property or own businesses?

Miguelito Loveless

(4,913 posts)

15. No, it will be used to justify

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 12:15 PM

Apr 8

slave labor, in order for them to make "restitution".

sinkingfeeling

(55,073 posts)

3. Gotta pay for those gigantic tax cuts for the billionaires some way.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:54 AM

Apr 8

AZLD4Candidate

(6,529 posts)

4. Soon he'll go after people like my wife who is here legally on a Green Card.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:54 AM

Apr 8

He's testing his xenophobia on the lowest hanging fruit.

maxsolomon

(36,380 posts)

5. Seize their property?

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:55 AM

Apr 8

Stupid people put a stupid person in office who hired only stupid people.

bucolic_frolic

(49,931 posts)

8. Roofing, picking, cooking, dishes will be totally unattended

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:56 AM

Apr 8

People are going to stop working.

Bengus81

(8,709 posts)

18. Add in concrete work to that list that will grind to a halt

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #8)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 12:44 PM

Apr 8

Historic NY

(38,867 posts)

9. If they start flushing the phones they have no metrics

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:57 AM

Apr 8

of leave them in port a johns, on construction sites

ICE needs something to do

FalloutShelter

(13,276 posts)

10. Are there no workhouses?

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:58 AM

Apr 8

Next up... Labor Camps.

bluestarone

(19,630 posts)

12. Yea, that's coming.

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:00 AM

Apr 8

HereForTheParty

(847 posts)

14. Great way to work off their debt!

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 12:14 PM

Apr 8

$1.80 an hour seems fair.

highplainsdem

(55,508 posts)

17. Private prisons in the US - which the Trump admin already has ICE using - pay less than $1 an hour

Reply to HereForTheParty (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 12:34 PM

Apr 8

for prison labor:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paid_prison_labour

The private prison industry has been backing Republicans for a long time.

Recent.article on GEO:

https://www.propublica.org/article/geo-group-ice-detainees-wage

OLDMDDEM

(2,464 posts)

11. Good luck collecting that fine.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:00 AM

Apr 8

moonshinegnomie

(3,309 posts)

16. this is actually a good case for bitcoin or other crypto currencies

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 12:22 PM

Apr 8

buy stablecoins that in theory are pegged 1-1 to the dollar. or buy bitcoin. good luck trying to get access to it if your the government. its possible but difficult.....

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,924 posts)

19. Should work as well as fining the homeless for sleeping on the streets

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 09:36 PM

Apr 8

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