IMMIGRATION
Border Patrol mobile app for migrants seeking entry faces scrutiny for its lack of vetting, security
The CBP One app has been controversial on both sides of the immigration debate
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News
Published August 21, 2024 6:45pm EDT
A government mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border is facing scrutiny for its lack of vetting migrants.
An internal watchdog within the Department of Homeland Security sent a report to Congress titled, "CBP Did Not Thoroughly Plan for CBP One Risks, and Opportunities to Implement Improvements Exist."
The report warns of the dangers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app, which was created in 2020 to schedule appointments at points of entry into the U.S. According to the CBP, the app has "increased CBP’s capacity to process migrants more efficiently and orderly while cutting out unscrupulous smugglers who endanger and profit from vulnerable migrants."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/border-patrol-mobile-app-migrants-entry-faces-scrutiny-lack-vetting-security
