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Héctor Ríos Morales

Migrants Dismayed After Learning Trump Shut Down App To Apply For Asylum Minutes Away From Appointments

U.S. Border Patrol agents are seen from Ciudad Juarez (Credit: Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The Donald Trump administration shut down CBP One, the app used by migrants to legally apply for asylum at ports of entry in the southern border, minutes after taking office. The now president had vowed to get rid of the app for months, calling it the "Kamala (Harris) phone app for smuggling illegals."

The impact was immediate: Washington Post journalist Arelis R. Hernández published images showing migrants reacting with dismay after being told the app was no longer working at ports of entry in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. "Migrants in Ciudad Juárez who were waiting for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid," Hernández explained.

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