U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with former President Joe Biden after taking the oath on the day of Trump’s Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.
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The Trump administration Monday (January 20, 2025) ended 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.
A notice on the website of Customs and Border Protection on Monday just after Mr. Trump was sworn in let users know that the app that had been used to allow migrants to schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available. The notice said that existing appointments have been cancelled.
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The move adheres to a promise Mr. Trump made during his campaign and will please critics who say it was an overly generous magnet for more people to come to Mexico’s border with the United States.
The CBP One app has been wildly popular. It is an online lottery system to give appointments to 1,450 people a day at eight border crossings. They enter on immigration “parole,” a presidential authority that Joe Biden used more than any other president since it was introduced in 1952.
Published – January 21, 2025 12:23 am IST
