New U.S. Rules Leave Asylum-Seekers in Anguish and Uncertainty at Mexican Border

Asylum-seekers at the Mexican border are uncertain about the new rules rolled out by the Biden administration after the end of the public health restriction known as Title 42.
The CBP One app is a key tool in creating a more efficient and orderly system at the border, but it has been criticized for technological problems and demand has far outstripped the roughly 1,000 appointments available on the app each day.
Asylum-seekers who do not follow the rules could be deported back to their homelands and barred from seeking asylum for five years.
Many asylum-seekers on the border have no option to ask for asylum if they don't have an appointment through the CBP app.
The Biden administration said new measures, including the app, have helped reduce unlawful immigration by more than 70% since Title 42 ended May 11.