Migrants who had been waiting in Mexico to enter the United States via the Biden administration’s CBP One app were left devastated after discovering that their appointments had been abruptly canceled as President Trump assumed office on Monday.

At exactly noon, when Trump took the oath of office, CBP One went offline, as confirmed by a statement from Customs and Border Protection.

This was just a small portion of Trump’s broader agenda to introduce drastic changes at the southern border starting from the first day of his second term.

Each month, as many as 43,000 migrants had been allowed to enter the U.S. with CBP One, which had processed over 900,000 entries since its launch in January 2023.

A video recorded by a Washington Post journalist in Juarez, Mexico, captured the heartbreaking moment when migrants, who had previously scheduled their appointments through CBP One, were seen crying at the gates to the U.S. after being informed that the app had been disabled and their appointments canceled.

These migrants were part of an estimated 270,000 individuals waiting on the Mexican side of the border, hoping to enter the U.S. before Trump’s return to office, as reported by CBS News.

Trump’s decision to shut down CBP One is expected to face legal opposition, particularly since U.S. refugee law mandates that asylum seekers must be processed and their claims heard at designated entry points, much like the process that CBP One facilitated.

The Biden administration had also warned that the termination of CBP One would likely lead to a rise in illegal crossings at unsafe, isolated areas of the border, a problem the app was designed to alleviate by encouraging migrants to register in advance and take legal routes into the country.

In his inaugural speech, Trump declared a national emergency over the border crisis, announced plans to deploy military forces to the area to restore order, and branded migrant gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as terrorist organizations.

Trump further revealed his intention to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, a law from 1798 that was also used during World War II to imprison Japanese-Americans, in order to combat dangerous foreign gangs such as Tren de Aragua.

Additionally, Trump was expected to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was also preparing to carry out large-scale deportations of undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities across the U.S. after Trump’s re-election, though the operation has been temporarily suspended.

{Matzav.com}