Trump ends CBP One app after taking office
President Donald Trump has ended the CBP One application, which has allowed immigrants to come to the border after setting an asylum claim appointment, according to the
Associated Press.
The outlet reported that Trump ended the app after he was sworn into office, which "gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants with online appointments."
The CBP One app under the Biden administration allowed immigrants coming to the United States to register for an appointment at the border to claim asylum, and afterwards would be released into the US pending immigration court dates as undocumented foreign nationals.
"Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One™ that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled," the CBP One app website said after the president took the action to end the program.
In order to create a profile on the CBP One app and cross the border, one did not need any verified identification documents.
According to a previous House Homeland Security Committee
review of the app, “95.8 percent of all inadmissible aliens who scheduled appointments through the app during this time were ultimately issued a ‘Notice to Appear’ (NTA) and released into the United States on parole” during 2023.
The app was originally created for trade and commercial use, however, the Biden administration used it to create a pathway whereby migrants could claim asylum, and then reside in the United States until their court date arrived on their NTA. Some NTAs were marked with court dates years down after their initial entry, even up to 10, the
AP previously reported.
