Migrants who arrived in the U.S. through the CBP One app initiative during the Biden administration are now facing the termination of their parole protections. They have been directed to leave the country immediately or risk being permanently banned from reentry.
Under the CBP One app program, which nearly 1 million migrants utilized to schedule appointments at official ports of entry, individuals were paroled into the U.S. This parole status allowed them to apply for asylum and obtain temporary work authorization for a period of two years while awaiting the resolution of their asylum cases.
Upon assuming office, Trump swiftly put an end to the use of the CBP One app for paroling migrants. Additionally, his administration took steps to halt the processing of parole program applications and empowered ICE to revoke the parole statuses of migrants.
Migrants who entered the U.S. under the Biden-era CBP One app have had their parole protections terminated and ordered to leave the U.S. immediately or face a permanent ban from reentry. Migrants entering the U.S. via Mexico, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. (Carlos A. Moreno/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images), left, ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images, right.)
“Formal termination notices have been issued, and affected aliens are urged to voluntarily self-deport using the CBP Home App,” a DHS spokesperson said, per the outlet. “Those who refuse will be found, removed, and permanently barred from reentry,”
The Biden administration had expanded the use of the CBP One app to allow migrants to enter the U.S. at ports of entry or via a separate parole process. That process involved them uploading information including a photograph.
The Biden administration also allowed for the app to be used by migrants for air travel. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was permitted to verify a migrant without sufficient ID by comparing a photograph of a migrant to DHS records and also using biometric matching. Those verified would also receive additional physical screenings.
Migrants with CBP One App interviews enter the United States at the Chaparral pedestrian border on May 16, 2023, in Tijuana, Mexico. The Trump administration has ordered migrants who used the Biden-era CBP One app to leave the U.S. immediately and terminate their parole status. (Carlos A. Moreno/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Noem ended the use of CBP One to allow migrants to board domestic flights, unless it is being used for their self-deportation.
The administration has also canceled extensions of Temporary Protected Status for some nationalities, including for more than 600,000 Venezuelans.
TPS grants protection from deportation and allows work permits for nationals living in the U.S. from countries deemed unsafe for them to be returned. Then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced extensions for TPS for Venezuela, as well as El Salvador, Sudan and Ukraine, for an additional 18 months in the final few days of the Biden administration.
The Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status has been held up in the courts.
