On Monday, March 10th, the Trump administration introduced a new mobile application aimed at encouraging illegal immigrants to leave the United States voluntarily. The CBP Home app, launched by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replaces the CBP One app, which the Biden administration had used to process migrant entries at U.S. ports of entry.
The CBP Home app allows illegal immigrants to submit their intent to leave the country and provide verification of their departure. The administration argues that this system restores order to the immigration process while freeing up enforcement resources.
“The Biden administration exploited the CBP One app to allow more than 1 million aliens to illegally enter the United States. With the launching of the CBP Home app, we are restoring integrity to our immigration system,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said.
The app update comes as part of broader efforts by the Trump administration to curb illegal immigration. President Trump ended the use of CBP One for parole applications on his first day in office and has since taken steps to increase deportations. DHS officials say that migrants who voluntarily depart may have the opportunity to apply for legal reentry in the future.
“The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream. If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return,” Noem said.
The administration has also restricted migrants’ use of CBP One to board domestic flights unless they use it to facilitate their self-deportation. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extensions for certain nationalities have been canceled.
According to DHS data, border crossings have declined since the new policies took effect. Trump credited his administration’s approach for the drop.
“They heard my words, and they chose not to come, much easier that way,” Trump said in a recent address to Congress.
The administration has signaled that further immigration enforcement actions are expected in the coming months.
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