The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reporting a massive surge in website traffic, driven by President Trump’s "Project Homecoming" and the new CBP Home App. Page views skyrocketed by over 68% in 2025, reaching 102 million views as millions of migrants looked for a way out of the country.
The CBP Home App, which launched in March 2025, has become a primary tool for "self-deportation." It allows illegal migrants to arrange their own travel home, avoiding the trauma of an ICE arrest and preserving their potential for future legal re-entry.
To incentivize these departures, the administration pays a $1,000 stipend once the return is confirmed via the app. During the 2025 Christmas season, Secretary Kristi Noem even "tripled" this bonus to $3,000 as a "gift" to those willing to leave voluntarily before the end of the year.
Historic Results at the Border
Secretary Noem hailed the first year of the second Trump administration as a period of "historic achievement." Under her leadership, the agency has recorded the lowest border apprehensions in USBP history, with 2026 starting at record lows.
"Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now," said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "They know if they don't, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return."
- Total Departures: 2.5 million illegal aliens left the U.S. in 2025.
- Self-Deportations: 1.9 million migrants used the app or departed voluntarily.
- Formal Removals: Over 605,000 deportations were carried out by ICE.
- Fentanyl Seizures: Trafficking at the southern border has been cut by more than 50%.
Targeting the "Worst of the Worst"
DHS has also launched the "Worst of the Worst" website (wow.dhs.gov), which publicizes the rap sheets and photos of dangerous criminal aliens. The site features murderers, child predators, and gang members from groups like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.
Recent updates to the site highlighted "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota, where federal agents arrested thousands of criminals despite a lack of cooperation from local "sanctuary" politicians. The agency is currently calling on the public to help locate two high-profile sex offenders in St. Paul.
The administration is now moving to prioritize H-1B visas for high-skilled, high-paid workers as part of a broader strategy to modernize legal immigration. Secretary Noem noted that the agency's efforts have already saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion by reducing the costs associated with detention and formal removal proceedings.