DHS offering $2,500 stipend to unaccompanied migrant children to self deport

The Department of Homeland Security is offering unaccompanied migrant children a "one-time resettlement" stipend of $2,500 to voluntarily depart the U.S., according to a notice obtained by ABC News. 

The notice, sent to legal service providers on Friday, says it is a "benefit intended to support reintegration efforts" following departure. 

According to the notice, the benefit does not extend to minors who are no longer in government custody and minors from Mexico. 

The offering, part of President Donald Trump's widespread immigration crackdown, applies to minors 14 years of age and older. 

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For the minors who are interested, legal service providers are required to let DHS know "as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours," according to the notice.