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DHS Secretary Mayorkas denies increase in CBP One appointments after crackdown on asylum seeking

Alejandro Mayorkas (Credit: AFP)

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denied that the government will increase the amount of appointments it assigns through its CBP One app following a crackdown on asylum seekers entering the country between ports of entry.

Speaking to press, Mayorkas said the government has "limited capacity" to process the requests and that it also faces "a series of operational and political restrictions."

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