Trump seeks to collect $367 million in fines from immigrants who have already left the US.
EL RIGOR · 7 de agosto de 2026, 08:59 · 2 min read
Cross-checked in sources from Gaceta
The Trump administration will seek to collect nearly €367 million in fines from undocumented immigrants who have already left the United States, according to the digital outlet Gaceta. The report, published on Friday, places the measure within the framework of the immigration crackdown pursued by the US administration.
The Gaceta article does not specify the number of people affected or the payment deadline. Nor does it detail the legal basis on which the sanctions would rest, or the specific mechanism Washington would use to enforce collection from individuals who no longer reside on US soil.
A figure without independent verification
The amount claimed, nearly €367 million, comes solely from the information published by Gaceta. The outlet does not give the dollar equivalent, nor does it cite official documents or verbatim statements from Trump administration officials to support the operation.
The story introduces a novel element into the immigration debate: the cross-border financial pursuit of those who are no longer under US territorial jurisdiction. According to the information handled by Gaceta, the initiative would potentially affect Spanish and Latin American citizens who returned to their home countries after having remained in an irregular situation in North America.
Questions left unanswered
The absence of detail on the collection procedure and the legal basis leaves significant questions open: what legal avenues exist for claiming fines from foreigners who are no longer in the country, whether international cooperation or asset seizures will be used, and what precedent this route could set for future administrations.
For now, the initiative remains at the announcement stage, according to the cited source. This information comes from a single outlet and has not been cross-checked against other independent sources. The €367 million figure should be treated as a figure published by Gaceta, not as an independently verified sum.
Piece written and translated automatically from cross-checked sources in several countries.