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Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Crime, US News, Donald Trump, Politics, World News, Money
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has now ordered one million people to leave the country 'immediately' or face being landed with a major punishment.
The administration of Trump, who on his January inauguration announced plans to embark on the 'largest deportation programme in history' vowing to deport 'maybe as many as 20 million' people, has now terminated temporary legal statuses for those who legally entered the country through the CBP One app, which was first introduced under former president Joe Biden.
The smartphone app, which was used by approximately 985,000 people seeking legal entry into the country, saw such individuals generally allowed to remain in the US for two years with authorisation to work under a presidential authority called parole.
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However, that's all changed now with a message to CBP One applicants now reading: "It is time for you to leave the United States.
The message continues to warn: "Again, DHS is terminating your parole. Do not attempt to remain in the United States - the federal government will find you.
"Please depart the United States immediately."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has stated that those who have received the message could face some pretty major 'consequences' if they do not leave on their own accord.
Those who are in the US illegally and refuse to leave will be charged nearly $1,000 per day until they go with a spokesperson stating: "If they don't [leave], they will face the consequences.
"This includes a fine of $998 per day for every day that the illegal alien overstayed their final deportation order."
In a social media post uploaded late last month (31 March), the DHS outlined a number of 'consequences' if such individuals do not 'self-deport'.
"A fine of $1,000 - $5,000 if you fail to self-deport after claiming that you will," the organisation threatened.
Such fines are being rolled out under a rarely used 1996 law that allows fines to be imposed on those avoiding removal orders.
It was enforced for the first time in 2018, during the 78-year-old Republican's first term in office.
According to NBC, one senior Trump administration official revealed that the fines will be retroactive up to five years, dating back to 2019.
These could up up resulting in penalties totalling over $1 million in some circumstances.
Along with the fines, the DHS warned of 'possible imprisonment', adding: "If you fail to self-deport, you may be subject to jail time."
And, thirdly, such individuals could also be 'barred from returning' as they'll be 'prohibited from reentering the US through the legal immigration system'.
Tyla has previously reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.