Shortly after taking office on Monday, President Trump’s team canceled all appointments for migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app.
According to The New York Post, the app – which hundreds of thousands of migrants have used to enter the country since Biden introduced it two years ago – went dark at noon — the very moment Trump was sworn in.
No more appointments — existing appointments were canceled.
From The New York Post:
Footage taken by a Washington Post reporter across the border in Jaurez captured the anguish some migrants faced upon learning their shot at making it into the US had vanished – including one woman whose appointment was scheduled for just an hour after the app’s closure.
The woman sobbed silently and slumped to her knees, while others stared despondent with tears rolling down their cheeks.
During his inaugural address, Trump declared that the border crisis is a national emergency and announced he was sending troops to the border to enforce order.
He also outlined plans to use the Alien Enemies Act – which dates back to 1798, and was used in the Second World War to round up Japanese-Americans and put them in internment camps – to battle violent migrant gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13 that have claimed a foothold in the US.
Those gangs – which are made up of migrants from Venezuela and El Salvador — will also be designated terrorist organizations.
Migrants in Ciudad Juárez who were waiting for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid. pic.twitter.com/F3pNrZyEBR
— Arelis R. Hernández (@arelisrhdz) January 20, 2025
More over at The New York Post:
Migrants weep in Mexico as Trump admin cancels all appointments for Biden’s CBP One app immediately after swearing in https://t.co/SNfwdc7E3p pic.twitter.com/Tv04UDErNF
— New York Post (@nypost) January 20, 2025