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The Trumpadministration has directed migrants who entered the U.S. through the CBP One app to depart the country without delay, officials announced Monday. The exact number of affected individuals remains uncertain.
Since January 2023, the CBP One app facilitated the entry of over 900,000 people into the United States. These individuals received two-year stays with work authorization under presidential parole powers.
“Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect national security,” the Department of Homeland Security media affairs unit said in response to questions.
Officials have confirmed the distribution of termination notices to CBP One beneficiaries, though they haven’t specified the total number affected. Recipients are being encouraged to arrange their own departure using the newly renamed CBP Home app.
“It’s time for you to abandon the United States,” the Department of Homeland Security wrote to a Honduran family that entered the U.S. at the end of last year.
Similar notifications have appeared across various social media platforms.
According to Al Otro Lado, a migrant legal aid organization, notice recipients include individuals from Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico.
The CBP One system was central to Biden’s initiative for expanding legal entry pathways while deterring unauthorized border crossings. By December’s end, the program had admitted 936,500 individuals through Mexican border crossings. The Trump administration terminated CBP One access for new entrants immediately upon taking office, leaving thousands with upcoming appointments stranded in Mexico.
Trump’s administration has reversed numerous temporary status provisions established under Biden. Homeland Security stated Monday that Biden’s unprecedented use of parole authority since its 1952 inception “further fueled the worst border crisis in U.S. history.”
Last month, Homeland Security announced the revocation of parole for 532,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who had self-funded their travel with sponsor support, effective April 24.
The current administration has also moved to end Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans and approximately 500,000 Haitians. However, a federal judge temporarily halted this decision, protecting about 350,000 Venezuelans who were set to lose TPS status Monday. TPS provides 18-month protection periods for U.S. residents whose home countries are deemed unsafe due to natural disasters or civil unrest.
