In less than 24 hours, the CBP One app, which the Customs and Border Protection used for appointments for asylum-seekers applying for entry into the United States, was shut down. According to one senator, chaos is the goal.
According to a video posted by Washington Post Texas correspondent Arelis R. Hernández, those who had appointments at 12:20 p.m. were told, “Those appointments are no longer valid.” The mobile app was also shut down.
The video she posted with the note showed a migrant woman in Ciudad Juárez falling into tears.
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“Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One™ that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled,” said the app website.
Joe Biden’s administration instituted the app as a better way to process large numbers of people.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) responded to the news of the app being killed as intentional.
“They killed the bipartisan border bill because they want chaos,” he said on X. “And today, more evidence of their intent. CBP One is the app for LEGAL entry to the U.S. So, all eliminating it does is encourage a million migrants to enter illegally. Designed chaos. You get this, right?”