The Trump administration has started charging a $5,000 fee to people who entered the US illegally.
The “apprehension fee” applies to anyone 14 or older who is arrested and determined to have crossed the border without authorization and is deemed inadmissible, US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks said in a statement on X on Thursday. The fee was approved by Congress under President
“This message applies to all illegal aliens — regardless of where they entered, how long they’ve been in the US, their ...