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 since23.
US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on Monday declaring a national emergency on the southern border, reinstating the ‘Stay in Mexico’ policy and ending CBP's single application and humanitarian parole programmes.
The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments
At least 3.5 million foreigners have cases pending with the US Justice Department’s immigration court system, the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Roughly 40% are asylum seekers. About 850,000 border crossers filed new asylum cases during the 2024 budget year.
President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to beef up security at the southern border that began taking effect hours after he was inaugurated.
The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.
Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
The CBP One app has disappeared for migrants and The Trump administration will reinstate its “Remain in Mexico” policy.
After his inauguration as the 47th president, Donald Trump late Monday signed dozens of executive orders that will begin his immigration crackdown at the southern border. Trump officials early Monday went into detail on those orders in a call with reporters.
The CBP One app, which allowed 1,450 people a day to enter the US on parole, had been a cornerstone of the previous administration’s efforts to manage border crossings
Just hours after the inauguration, migrants with CBP One appointments along the U.S.-Mexico border learned that all CBP One appointments were canceled. Dozens of asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, were turned away in near-freezing temperatures.