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CBP Home, a CBP One App Reboot and the Weaponization of ICE
Detaining travelers and protesters, revoking Ukrainian refugees’ status, and the CBP Home app highlight the administration’s inhumanity
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the relaunch of the CBP One App under a new name, CBP Home. The CBP One app boasted many features. One feature was meant to allow migrants to submit required information and provide an avenue to apply for asylum legally through a port of entry (POE). That scheduling feature was introduced under former President Biden and was shut down on President Trump’s first day in office.
Despite providing an avenue to enter the U.S. the “legal way,” conservatives hate the CBP One app, as it was subject to tons of misinformation. However, the app relaunch adds a new self-deport feature and no longer allows migrants to seek legal entry into the United States. The CBP One app will update to the CBP Home app using the data gathered on asylum-seekers to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to track them for deportation.
