by Charlotte Hazard
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump stopped using the CBP One app used by undocumented immigrants to enter the U.S. and canceled all remaining appointments made through the software.
“As of January 20, 2025, CBP One features that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight ports of entry on the southwest border are no longer available, and existing appointments have been canceled,” the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Border Protection. – we read on the agency’s website.
The CBP One app allows migrants to schedule asylum appointments with U.S. immigration officials once they reach Mexico City or states in northern Mexico.
The app has faced scrutiny from Republicans in the past, with some saying it was used to conceal illegal immigration.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green he said in 2023 that the Biden administration misused the CBP One application at ports of entry.
He called it “simply a new version of catch-and-release that can only further strengthen the position of the cartels, who now have a new tool at their disposal for people smuggling.”
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Charlotte Hazard is a reporter for Just the News.
