(CNN) – The Department of Homeland Security is now offering $3,000 to undocumented immigrants to self-deport by the end of the month.
That is triple the $1,000 stipend offered since May.
Immigrants who take the offer are also given a free plane ticket and any civil fines or penalties for failing to leave the country are cleared.
The Department of Homeland Security said tens of thousands of people have already taken the exit bonus by self-deporting through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app.
The higher bonus still represents significant savings for the federal government.
Officials have previously said it costs an average of $17,000 to arrest, detain and remove undocumented immigrants.
Those who leave voluntarily could return to the U.S. through a legal process.
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