Self‑deportation app strands migrants

The administration launched 'Project Homecoming' via the CBP Home app, promising free flights abroad, a $1,000 exit bonus, and no reentry bars for those who leave. ProPublica reports Venezuelan applicants received departure dates but no tickets or follow‑through, leaving them exposed to detention after self‑identifying to authorities. The gap between promise and execution turns a voluntary exit tool into a trap that erodes trust and raises due‑process concerns. — It spotlights how digital tools can become enforcement choke points when state capacity or foreign coordination is missing, reshaping debates on immigration governance and government tech credibility.