After President Trump canceled the CBP One app, which facilitated immigrant entry to the U.S., Colombian immigrant Margelis Tinoco expressed her despair at the southern border. The app, utilized by the Biden administration to expedite processing for asylum seekers and tourists, had helped around 1 million users since its launch, and its abrupt discontinuation caused panic among those waiting to enter. With Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, he vowed to enforce stricter immigration policies, including reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy and potentially altering birthright citizenship laws, amid increased border security measures and deportation threats.
A stunned immigrant woman screams in pain at the southern border after President Trump shut down an app that makes it easier for immigrants to enter the United States.
Margelis Tinoco, a Colombian woman waiting to enter the United States, was overcome with emotion after the president canceled the CBP One app shortly after taking office.
President Trump’s inauguration effectively canceled all outstanding appointments on the app, causing panic among people seeking to enter the United States.
CBP One was used by the Biden administration to expedite the entry of immigrants into the United States and has been used by an estimated 1 million people since its creation.
The app can be used to make reservations for asylum seekers and was also popular among tourists as it allows them to quickly clear customs at airports.
CBP’s website states: “Beginning January 20, 2025, CBP One, which previously allowed illegal aliens to submit advance information and make reservations at eight Southwest border ports of entry, will It is no longer available and existing reservations have been cancelled.”
Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House was nearly sunk by a significant increase in migrant border crossings during the four years she served as vice president.
President Trump has taken a tougher stance on border issues and also vowed to deport immigrants who enter the United States, a popular promise.
Colombian immigrant Margelis Tinoco sobbed upon arriving at the U.S. border after learning that the CBP1 app had been discontinued shortly after President Trump took office, making it significantly harder for immigrants to enter the United States.
Tinoco’s distress was obvious. The CBP1 app allows immigrants to schedule asylum applications, but it was also used by tourists to expedite entry into U.S. airports.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC. Many of his policies were soon implemented, including the closure of CBP One.
And in Monday’s swearing-in, he vowed to follow through on that promise, one of many bold new initiatives President Trump plans to sign into executive action on the first day of his second term.
“I am declaring a national emergency on our southern border,” President Trump told the crowd during his swearing-in ceremony, receiving thunderous applause.
“All illegal immigration will cease immediately and we will begin the process of returning millions of criminal aliens to their original locations.”
The app is infamous for making it easier for immigrants to receive flights to the United States from other countries.
A total of more than 320,000 immigrants have entered the United States under the Biden administration.
El Paso, a major border city in Texas, temporarily closed its border crossing on Monday to coincide with President Trump’s swearing-in.
Officials in riot gear with shields and full body armor were photographed standing guard at the border crossing.
The security enhancements come as other parts of President Trump’s policies are implemented.
In his remarks, the president talked about how he would reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy and eliminate the catch-and-release policy, which allows illegal border crossers seeking asylum to be detained and released domestically while awaiting trial. I mentioned it. Monday afternoon.
A group of migrants walk in a caravan from Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, toward the northern border on January 20, 2025. Thousands of migrants departed from Mexico’s southern border in caravans on the day of US President Donald Trump’s second term inauguration. Despite warnings of mass deportations and asylum restrictions, and increased surveillance by Mexican authorities, government officials
U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP officers line up on the grounds of Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) to ensure safe passage to the northern border with the United States in Tapachula, Mexico, January 20, 2025. Immigrants who applied for asylum through the One application.
Migrants wait to enter the US in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
He is reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, which forces undocumented immigrants to wait in the last country they crossed, most often Mexico, while awaiting a court date to apply for asylum.
Other early goals noted by incoming White House officials on Monday’s call include reconsidering birthright citizenship and asylum, sending U.S. troops to the border after President Trump declared a national emergency, and increasing refugee status. This includes stopping the program.
Repealing birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants would mean that people born on U.S. soil to illegal alien parents would no longer be de facto U.S. citizens.
But some advocates say the cuts are against the law. Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Created unique birthright citizenship rules for people born in the United States.
Reports have emerged suggesting that President Trump will take up to 10 border-related first-day actions on Monday.
