Migrants Weep in Mexico as Trump Admin Cancels All Appointments for Biden’s CBP One App

Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down in tears after their appointments were canceled the moment President Trump took office Monday – just the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.

The app – which hundreds of thousands of migrants have used to enter the country since Biden introduced it two years ago – went dark at noon — the very moment Trump was sworn in.

Migrants were no longer able to make immigration appointments, and the app showed a message that any outstanding interview dates were canceled.

Footage taken by a Washington Post reporter across the border in Jaurez captured the anguish some migrants faced upon learning their shot at making it into the US had vanished – including one woman whose appointment was scheduled for just an hour after the app’s closure.

The woman sobbed silently and slumped to her knees, while others stared despondent with tears rolling down their cheeks.

During his inaugural address, Trump declared that the border crisis is a national emergency and announced he was sending troops to the border to enforce order.

He also outlined plans to use the Alien Enemies Act – which dates back to 1798, and was used in the Second World War to round up Japanese-Americans and put them in internment camps – to battle violent migrant gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13 that have claimed a foothold in the US.

Those gangs – which are made up of migrants from Venezuela and El Salvador — will also be designated terrorist organizations.

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