SAN DIEGO — Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down in tears after their appointments were canceled the moment President Trump took office Monday – just the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.
CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign vendors to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023 the Biden administration expanded its functions to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday,
CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign vendors to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023 the Biden administration expanded its functions to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an order from Donald Trump put an end to the program, and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.
President Donald Trump on Monday did away with an online tool that has allowed just under 1 million migrants to lawfully enter the United States while their claims are evaluated. That left an estimated 3,
This is the latest development after President Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and ordered the Defense Department to provide troops.
As countless asylum hearing appointments were canceled Monday, those who had already trekked across the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge on the day Trump was inaugurated underwent three-hours of processing before making their their way to shelters and other temporary housing.
In Mexico City, some migrants have built tent cities and slept on the streets. In a country long sympathetic to migrants, neighbors are protesting.
Thousands of migrants have been stranded on Mexico's northern border after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the CBP One application to request asylum in the United States to be deactivated. Vicente Calderon reports that they are now at risk of being deported.
About 200 migrants who had their CBP One immigration appointments canceled when President Trump was sworn into office are refusing to leave the San Ysidro border checkpoint until they are seen. “We had an appointment for tomorrow at 1 p.
The CBP One app that worked as recently as that morning would no longer be used to admit migrants after facilitating entry for nearly 1 million people since January 2023.
The termination of the CBP One app on Monday has left thousands of migrants stranded and uncertain about their futures.