Biden’s mobile app to deter illegal immigrant crossings off to rocky launch
Anna Giaritelli
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The Biden administration’s rollout of a new process for immigrants from certain countries to apply for admission through a mobile app instead of illegally crossing the border has not been without complications and disappointment, according to a new report.
The CBP One app, administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, became available to immigrants Wednesday, roughly two weeks after President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the new measure.
The app allows immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to request an appointment up to two weeks in advance to meet with U.S. officials and begin the prescreening basis before making an asylum claim.
A dozen immigrants and Mexican officials told Reuters that, in some cases, the system was overwhelmed and out of appointments, while others reported that the only appointments available were at locations hundreds of miles away.
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Some immigrants preenrolled last week, but the demand was so great that appointments at certain locations quickly filled up.
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Immigrants from the four countries have been the main drivers for record-high illegal immigration arrests at the southern border. It is not a requirement to seek asylum to be released into the United States after being arrested by the Border Patrol.