Effective today, the Trump administration has officially terminated the CBP One app's functionalities that previously allowed undocumented migrants to schedule appointments at designated southwest border ports of entry.
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
Migrants reportedly made millions of attempts to secure an asylum appointment through a phone app popularized by former President Joe Biden
Homeland security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said in her confirmation hearing Thursday that on her first day in office, she would shut down an app that asylum-seekers use to enter the country.
President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is appearing for her confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Friday. The purview of DHS involves immigration and federal emergency management — two hot-button topics.
The CBP One app allows migrants in certain parts of Mexico to request a time to be processed by American immigration officials at legal border entry points, also known as ports of entry.
Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
When announcing her nomination as DHS secretary soon after the election, Trump noted that Noem dispatched the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to help Texas state officials fortify it amid record levels of migrant crossings.
Kristi Noem, chosen by Donald Trump for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security, has announced her intention to swiftly shut down the CBP One
President Donald Trump late Monday signed dozens of executive orders that will begin his immigration crackdown at the southern border.
Trump officials say he is expected to sign 10 executive orders that will begin his immigration crackdown at the southern border
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Friday that she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” as she carries out President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.