First U.S. ‘Self-Deportation’ Flight Lands in Honduras, Carrying 19 Children Amid Legal and Human Rights Concerns
On May 19, 2025, the United States initiated its first government-funded “self-deportation” flight under the Trump administration’s new immigration policy, “Project Homecoming.” The chartered plane departed from Houston, Texas, carrying 68 migrants—38 Hondurans and 26 Colombians—who voluntarily agreed to return to their home countries in exchange for a $1,000 stipend and the possibility of future…