The US decision to cancel appointments through the CBP One programme has left migrants stranded on Mexico's northern border, intensifying a humanitarian and logistical crisis. Shelters such as El Buen Samaritano in Ciudad Juárez are preparing for an influx of rejected or deported migrants,
The CBP One app has been highly popular, functioning as an online lottery system that grants appointments to 1,450 people daily at eight border crossings. These individuals enter the U.S. under immigration "parole," a presidential authority that Joe Biden has exercised more frequently than any other president since its creation in 1952.
Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.
Margelis Tinoco Lopez arrived at the border at 4 a.m. Monday for her 1 p.m. immigration appointment along with her husband and her 13-year-old son. Standing
Long-term appointments were canceled when the CBP One scheduling app was halted after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
This Venezuelan teacher obtained a date to request asylum in the US after a year of waiting in Mexico. Her children are already on American soil, but she worries the president-elect could cancel the p
Margelis Tinoco Lopez arrived at the border at 4 a.m. Monday for her 1 p.m. immigration appointment along with her husband and her 13-year-old son. Standing
The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched cellphones showing that after months of waiting they had appointments — finally — to legally enter the United States.
WASHINGTON/PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — US President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the US military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on US soil.