LIV Golf competitor Mito Pereira announced he was retiring from professional golf on Monday and will head back to Chile and focus on his personal life.

Pereira is only 30 years old. He joined LIV Golf in 2023 and was on Torque GC with fellow Chilean golf star Joaquin Niemann.

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"I’m writing these lines to share that, after a period of reflection, I have decided to bring my career as a professional golfer to an end," he said in a statement posted to Instagram. "This was not a decision made overnight, but one I have been thoughtfully considering for some time, waiting for the right moment to communicate it.

"After many years connected to this beautiful sport, priorities naturally evolve. Today, my main desire is to step away from constant travel, return to Chile, and focus on my personal life.

"Golf played a fundamental role in my life. It allowed me to grow both personally and professionally, to meet incredible people, experience different cultures, and set goals—most of which I was fortunate enough to achieve—taking steps I never imagined possible. I now begin a new chapter feeling happy, motivated, and at peace, without urgency about what the future may bring. I simply want you to know that I am well and proud of what I accomplished in this sport."

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Pereira had three Korn Ferry Tour wins before he received his PGA Tour card. He had eight wins on the Chilean Tour as well.

He played in several majors, tying for third place in the 2022 PGA Championship. He also finished tied for third place in the Tokyo Olympics, but lost a playoff for the bronze medal.

Pereira recalled those moments in his statement.

"I would like to thank Anto, my family, and all my friends, both within and beyond golf," he added. "I am also deeply grateful to my manager, coach, team, sponsors who trusted the process, and the many fans that always made me feel loved. Throughout this long journey, many people supported and contributed to my development, and I will always be thankful to them.

"I spent many years living away from home, in another country, countless weeks in hotels and airports. Now, the time has come to pause. Chile is my place in the world, and my family is my reason for being. Golf taught me resilience, how to navigate both good and difficult moments, and how to make discipline and goals a way of life. I believe I am well prepared for what lies ahead."

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay illegal aliens $3,000 and provide a free plane ticket out of the U.S. if they register by the end of the year for self-deportation on the CBP One app.

The offer triples the normal $1,000 monetary incentive offered by President Donald Trump's administration to illegal aliens who sign up.

"Illegal aliens who sign up to self-deport through the CBP Home app by the end of the year will receive a $3,000 stipend in addition to a free flight home. Using the CBP Home app also qualifies recipients for forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties for failing to depart the country," a DHS press release notes.

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"Self-deportation through the CBP Home app is the best gift that an illegal alien can give themselves and their families this holiday season," the release asserts. "Those illegal aliens who don’t take advantage of this special offer today have only one alternative: They will be arrested, deported, and they will never be able to return to the United States."

President Donald Trump's administration has been cracking down on illegal immigration.

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"Since January 2025, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported and tens of thousands have used the CBP Home program. During the Christmas Season, the U.S. taxpayer is so generously TRIPLING the incentive to leave voluntarily for those in this country illegally- offering a $3,000 exit bonus, but just until the end of the year," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem noted, according to a press release.

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"Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return," she warned.