Updated CBP One app allows migrants to ‘self-deport’
A mobile app intended for migrants seeking asylum to set up appointments for screening now has a new purpose under the Trump administration.
The latest version of the new app now has a new name - CBP Home - and a new feature that allows people to self-deport.
The Trump administration initially shut down the app before relaunching it this week with a new purpose. Users can check border wait times, apply for a provisional I-94 entry, request an inspection of agriculture products, and a new option for migrants to leave the U.S.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection page shows the requirements needed to self-deport:
- Take a clear picture
- fill out biographical information along with a current phone number
- Answer additional questions
- Submit to CBP
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement earlier this week that self-deportation is the safest option for illegal aliens while preserving law enforcement resources.
“The Biden Administration exploited the CBP One app to allow more than 1 million aliens to illegally enter the United States," Noem said in a statement, adding, "With the launching of the CBP Home app, we are restoring integrity to our immigration system."
Noem said, "The CBP Home App gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream. If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return."
You can read the Department of Homeland Security's entire statement here.
