President Donald Trump wasted no time on Monday, immediately terminating the previous administration's Customs and Border Protection app that allowed thousands of illegal aliens to enter the United States.
The Biden administration's CBP One mobile app now allows 1,450 foreign nationals per day to schedule appointments at ports of entry to apply for asylum.
“Existing appointment has been cancelled.”
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, had previously called for a halt to the application.
“Creating a program that admits thousands of people a week into this country that we know are not qualified because we haven't properly vetted them is not the answer,” he said.
Shortly after President Trump's inauguration on Monday afternoon, CBP Website We have released an update for our mobile app.
The alert states, “Beginning January 20, 2025, the CBP One™ feature that previously allowed illegal aliens to submit advance information and make reservations at eight Southwest border ports of entry will no longer be available. and existing reservations have been cancelled.''
Sunday report from CBS News It is estimated that 270,000 foreigners are waiting to secure a reservation through this application. Approximately 30,000 people had made reservations.
The Biden administration's mobile app, launched in January 2023, has allowed approximately 919,000 foreign nationals to enter the United States as of January 16, 2025.
a video Posts posted on social media on Monday showed migrants in Ciudad Juárez crying after learning the program had ended and any appointments were invalidated.
“I am declaring a national emergency at our southern border. We will immediately cease all illegal immigration and begin the process of returning millions of criminal aliens to their homes,” President Trump said in his inaugural address. ”
Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee responded to President Trump's decision to shut down CBP One.
“President Trump has already taken action to end the border crisis by restoring the use of the CBP One app to its original purpose.” said. “Biden's illegal abuse of the CBP One app facilitated the flow of otherwise inadmissible foreign nationals into the United States and empowered criminal cartels.”
Homan also said the administration plans to conduct workplace raids as part of its mass deportation pledge. The Border Emperor is considering creating a hotline where citizens can report illegal aliens suspected of crimes. President Trump is expected to sign an executive order abolishing birthright citizenship.
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