The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has refuted reports that it is offering money to persons who report person's living in the country illegally.
On January 20, an Instagram user posted claims that ICE is offering money to whistleblowers on illegal immigrants.
The post garnered more than 8,000 likes in three days.
However, ICE debunked the claims in a post on Saturday.
“Contrary to rumors, ICE is not giving a $750 reward for tips in support of civil immigration enforcement objectives,” the post reads.
Before winning the presidential election in November, US President Donald Trump harped on the need to carry out a “mass deportation” of illegal immigrants.
Trump has repeatedly blamed illegal immigrants for the upsurge in crime and gun violence across the country. He signed a slew of executive orders on the first day of his second coming — with the mass deportation of “illegal immigrants” at the top of his list.
On Friday, US television networks reported that the mass deportation of immigrants, through military aircrafts, had commenced.
The president also declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border and ordered the deployment of troops to enhance border security.
“All illegal entry will immediately be halted. And we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came,” said Trump.
