The Department of Homeland Security ended its contract with Salus Worldwide Solutions, founded by William Walters III, following months of corruption allegations tied to its role running DHS's Project Homecoming self-deportation program. DHS awarded a new contract worth up to $2.062 billion over three years to Virginia-based Response AI Solutions to continue removing migrants who opt to leave the U.S. voluntarily rather than face deportation. DHS had chosen not to exercise the full three years of Salus's original contract after claims the company won the deal through a rigged process and questions over how it spent its initial $915 million budget. Salus has denied any wrongdoing, saying it won the contract through a process that was fair, legal and competitive.