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Trump Administration Revokes Legal Status for Nearly 1 Million Migrants Under Biden-Era CBP One App

Affected migrants are instructed to self-deport via the rebranded CBP Home app, as part of a broader rollback of Biden-era immigration policies.

An immigrant tries in vain to cross into the United States for a cancelled appointment with immigration officials a day after the second inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025 in Nogales, Mexico.
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FILE - Maria Mercado, who is from Colombia but arrived from Ecuador, gets emotional as she sees that her 1 p.m. appointment was canceled on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app, as she and her family wait at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 20. 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
FILE - Venezuelan migrant Yender Romero shows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app on his cell phone, which he said he used to apply for asylum in the U.S. and is waiting on an answer, at a migrant tent camp outside La Soledad church in Mexico City, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security has issued termination notices to approximately 985,000 migrants who entered the U.S. using the Biden-era CBP One app.
  • Migrants are directed to use the CBP Home app, a rebranded version of CBP One, to facilitate voluntary self-deportation or face fines and removal.
  • The Trump administration justifies the revocations as measures to secure U.S. borders and address what it describes as the worst border crisis in history.
  • Humanitarian exemptions apply to migrants under programs like Uniting for Ukraine and Operation Allies Welcome, who are not impacted by the revocations.
  • This action reflects a larger Trump administration effort to dismantle Biden-era immigration policies, including the termination of other temporary protections.