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‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it

6 months ago by MicroWave to c/world

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People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries

tidderuuf 229 points 6 months ago

Interesting how they heard the news about the self-deportation but didn't hear the news about how Trump never pays people.

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neukenindekeuken 8 points 6 months ago

It's never an issue until it affects them personally.

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a_non_monotonic_function 1 point 6 months ago

These weren't necessarily his voters, though. They were being coerced either way.

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NotSteve_ 180 points 6 months ago

In all seriousness, I'm more surprised that anyone got the money at all

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rumba 56 points 6 months ago

Yeah, that's the real takeaway. I expected them to send them out them say come and get it.

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LillyPip 68 points 6 months ago

You should pay the first few marks so they’ll help establish the veneer of credibility. That’s Conning 101.

I forget the corresponding Ferengi Rule of Acquisition number.

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atlasraven 30 points 6 months ago

19 is closest.

Don't lie too soon after a promotion.

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Zorque 22 points 6 months ago

Rule 76: Every once in a while declare peace, it will confuse the hell out of your enemies.

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a_non_monotonic_function 1 point 6 months ago

It isn't his money. He is just plowing through whatever tax dollars he can access.

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mr_account 15 points 6 months ago

Gotta do just enough payments that people won't think it's a lie, and that's when you pull the (insufferably obvious) switch-a-roo

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someguy3 10 points 6 months ago

Well you start it to fool people, then you cut it off. (The only reason it was offered was because it's cheaper than sending an agent after you.)

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ThePowerOfGeek 48 points 6 months ago

What?! The administration run by a man who is famous for not paying people didn't pay some people?!

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shittydwarf 47 points 6 months ago

A trump never pays his debts

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empireOfLove2 39 points 6 months ago

👏TRUMP👏NEVER👏PAYS👏HIS👏BILLS👏

(Unless it's the hush money bill, or the raping little girls bill, he's always got cash for those)

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JoMiran 32 points 6 months ago

Trump didn't pay his bill?!?

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zergtoshi 6 points 6 months ago

Last time I heard, he did different things with his Bill.

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random_character_a 26 points 6 months ago

Country is been run to the ground by convicted con man. What the hell did you expect?

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stiffyGlitch 1 point 6 months ago

the country is also formed on genocide and rebellion so not that suprised

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LemmyKnowsBest 23 points 6 months ago

So you're saying some DID get the $1k? That seems more amazing.

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Zephorah 19 points 6 months ago

Trump rarely pays people he looks upon as “the help”.

The man is such a ghetto trash human being.

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polysexualstick 18 points 6 months ago

Everyone in here going like "What did they expect lol?" needs to get their fucking moral compass checked. People in a probably very desperate situation (because for everyone else, $ 1000 wouldn't be enough for this) were scammed by their own goddamn government. Governments are not supposed to do this, and we rely on our governments to do what they say every single day for a lot of things. Blaming the victims for this is wild to me.

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Furbag 13 points 6 months ago

I warned when they announced the program that Trump never fucking pays.

Anybody who took that deal was asking to get scammed.

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IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds 1 point 6 months ago

tbf, I'm assuming a lot of people who accepted that deal is not because they wanted 1k, it's because that are fleeing this hellhole.

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expatriado 12 points 6 months ago

if you don't pay the first wave, there is no second wave

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FreshParsnip 12 points 6 months ago

I was promised epstein files today. What's happening with that?

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LefterShark 6 points 6 months ago

They tricked you.

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RagingRobot 4 points 6 months ago

Also we were all getting 2k checks in. The mail from the teriffs. I think those are the checks he just gave to the troops lol

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Bristlecone 12 points 6 months ago

Atrocious, but also if you are stupid enough to believe these fuckers would actually give you that money, you deserve what you got, I guess?

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S 23 points 6 months ago

if you are stupid desperate enough to believe these fuckers would actually give you that money, you deserve what you got, I guess?

Yeah I'm not with you there

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Zizzy 11 points 6 months ago

Yeah. Its $1000, these people are desperate. Compassion should be shown.

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BarneyPiccolo 3 points 6 months ago

$1000? Do you know how many billionaires that would bankrupt? Nearly all of them, I'll bet. /S

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stiffyGlitch 3 points 6 months ago

desperation

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sunbytes 2 points 6 months ago

He just said about that the "warrior bonus" or whatever it is called that the "cheque is in the mail".

For sure doesn't sound like BS.

I mean, they'll probably get it. But still he has the brain of someone who would be doing cheque fraud if he hadn't been born into money.

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Catma 5 points 6 months ago

The "warrior bonus" is just money they had for housing stipends. Its literally money they probably were already getting. So it is real but fucking dumb. It has the air of delaying the first covid checks to make sure his name was on them.

Source: https://apnews.com/...

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theuniqueone 11 points 6 months ago

People lured away with the promise of deportation anyway only to turn themselves in to get something out of it only to then by scammed inhuman.

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BarneyPiccolo 11 points 6 months ago

That tracks with Trump's reputation.

You literally can't believe a single word a MAGA administration releases.

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Rooster326 2 points 6 months ago

It isn't just the administration

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Grandwolf319 8 points 6 months ago

I never understood this, maybe they just need the money that badly or are outright threatened.

Why would you believe they would give you money once you’re out of their country. You are no longer their problem.

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theuniqueone 4 points 6 months ago

Believe you are going to be deported anyway but have some trust in "law" so do this so you get something to help you and your family out of it.

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Witchfire 8 points 6 months ago

$1000 is absolutely nothing for that. My own move out of the US ended up in the multiple multiple thousands

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LillyPip 7 points 6 months ago

Shocked any received it, honestly.

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Sam_Bass 5 points 6 months ago

Of course they haven't. Noem is as much a facetious liar as her evil lord and master drump

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treesquid 3 points 6 months ago

She's not facetious at all, that means humorous or witty. What she IS is fecetious, which means she's totally full of shit

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Eh_I 3 points 6 months ago

Enjoy counting your nothing, idiots.

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stiffyGlitch 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, honestly, did you not read the colony policy

That defines you as company property

That waivers your say in autonomy

The conglomerate's got you in lock and key

We put the "dollar" back into "idolatry"

If you're upset, you can rent an apology

We are a family government forged in bureaucracy

No "I" in "team" but there's "con" in "economy"

Were you expecting adventure

Were you hoping for fun

My friend, you're indentured

And pleasure's exempt from your tenure

So venture back down to your slum

That's provided at generous prices

Your worth is determined by your sacrifices

A small term of service when down on the surface

Internment's a freebie that comes with the purchase

(the fine print by the Stupendium)

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P1nkman 1 point 6 months ago

Such a good song! Was extremely surprised to see Stupendium quoted here, but man, what a great use of it 👏

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Tronn4 1 point 6 months ago

Por pendejos

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a_non_monotonic_function -3 points 6 months ago

Hottie on the right definitely needs this fixed. Now, people!

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C1pher -4 points 6 months ago

Fucking PEAK comedy lol 🤣

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Odin -4 points 6 months ago

A lot of countries charge you for the deportation. They will even hold you in jail until you pay it back.

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porcoesphino 6 points 6 months ago

Even with this take, it's still dishonest. Something like this is still a pretty motivating: "we could hold you for months more or you could self deport now". And if you're making people sign forms saying one thing and then do another, then it's further undermining trust in the government agencies and the rule of law. Although I suspect some groups confuse harshness with law & justice

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Odin -5 points 6 months ago

Undermining trust in the government agencies and rule of law for who? Illegal aliens? They should not trust those agencies or rule of law. They should leave immediately. We shouldn't be paying them anything except a bullet in their backside.

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porcoesphino 5 points 6 months ago

You seem to have a lot of faith that conditional application of laws and contracts will only affect certain groups, those groups won't change, and that it won't extend to you.

Funny you mention the bullet since there are people that served and took bullets for the US military only to be deported. (Sae Joon Park randomly was an Uber driver of mine a few years ago and was really good to chat with)

You seem like a pretty terrible excuse for a human. I hope you find yourself lost in this, or just screaming into a void until a lonely old age

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belastend 3 points 6 months ago

Shooting illegal migrants is one hell of a take, especially from an American.

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Odin -3 points 6 months ago

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S 2 points 6 months ago

We shouldn't be paying them anything except a bullet in their backside.

No u

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prole 1 point 6 months ago

They pay more taxes than you and get no benefits from the government

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S 3 points 6 months ago

Every country does it so that makes it okay /s

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SeeMarkFly -5 points 6 months ago

We found somebody that believes what Trump says? They get what they deserve, LIES!

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theuniqueone 6 points 6 months ago

How is this getting what they deserve? In all likelihood believed they were being deported no matter what so figured get something to help themselves and family out of it, they shouldn't be made to feel that way or trust in the promise but that's more naivety than anything else hardly deserving being scammed.

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