Report: Mexico Busing ‘CBP One’ Migrants from Guatemalan Border to U.S. Ports of Entry
Much as I had warned, but worse than I had feared
By Andrew R. Arthur on September 5, 2024
Irecently theorized that the Mexican government may be moving illegal “other than Mexican” (OTM) migrants who had scheduled interviews at U.S. Southwest border ports of entry using the CBP One app through the country. In fact, a recent article in Border Report reveals that the Mexican government is busing those OTM migrants north to the U.S. border — apparently part of a deal struck with the Biden-Harris administration to hide the true scope of illegal immigration to the United States.
The CBP One App Interview Scheme. On January 5, 2023, the White House issued a fact sheet titled “Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Border Enforcement Actions”, which explained:
When Title 42 eventually lifts, noncitizens located in Central and Northern Mexico seeking to enter the United States lawfully through a U.S. port of entry have access to the CBP One mobile application for scheduling an appointment to present themselves for inspection and to initiate a protection claim instead of coming directly to a port of entry to wait. This new feature will significantly reduce wait times and crowds at U.S. ports of entry and allow for safe, orderly, and humane processing.
Many of the “facts” in that “fact sheet” aren’t “factual” per se.
For example, there’s the contention that would-be illegal migrants would only be able to schedule appointments for interviews at the border ports of entry once “Title 42 lifted”, which occurred on May 11, 2023.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Report-Mexico-Busing-CBP-One-Migrants-Guatemalan-Border-US-Ports-Entry
