Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border face devastation after President Trump’s administration canceled all asylum appointments made through the CBP One app, leaving families stranded and uncertain about their future.
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Many migrants were left stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border when President Donald Trump's government revoked hundreds of asylum appointments set using the CBP One app hours after his inauguration. Introduced during the Biden administration, the app let up to 1,450 daily visits across eight entrance ports.
Among the impacted was Margelis Tinoco Lopez, who left violence behind and set out from Colombia with her family. Tinoco got a terrible email from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on her much-awaited visit: her appointment was canceled. Tears welling up in a Juárez shelter, Tinoco said, "I'm devastated."
Her family sold everything and headed to the border for American protection. "They gave us hope; now it's all gone," remarked her husband, José Loaiza.
Under his larger immigration crackdown, Trump canceled the asylum appointment system. Along with declaring a border emergency to send federal troops, he also issued an executive order eliminating birthright citizenship on his first day back in office and stopped refugee resettlement initiatives.
Running a migrant shelter in Juárez, Pastor Juan Fierro García expects sudden cancellements to cause an increase in shelter demand. He continued, "There's just a lot of uncertainty."
For families like the Tinoco Lopezes, the relocation has left thousands of migrants in uncertainty and heightened anxiety since it leaves no clear road forward.
