The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments.
Migrant advocates and shelter operators in Nogales, Sonora are bracing for the impact of 10 executive orders signed within hours of President Donald Trump's Monday inauguration, including a declaratio
Thousands of people are in limbo as the CBP One asylum application is shut down on the first day of the Donald Trump administration
The Trump administration is ending use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.
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.
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.
Migrants, many who have waited for months in Mexico, must find new way to seek asylum now that President Trump pulled the plug on CBP One app.
The CBP One app allows migrants in certain parts of Mexico to request a time to be processed by American immigration officials at legal border entry points, also known as ports of entry.
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier,
Effective today, the Trump administration has officially terminated the CBP One app's functionalities that previously allowed undocumented migrants to schedule appointments at designated southwest border ports of entry.