09.04.2025 13:50
The Trump administration instructed immigrants who entered the U.S. temporarily using the online appointment application CBP One, which was utilized during the Biden era, to "leave the country immediately." Since January 2023, over 900,000 people had entered the country through the application.
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Trump ordered ONE MILLION immigrants who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration to "leave immediately."
The Trump administration instructed immigrants who temporarily entered the U.S. using the online appointment system employed during the Biden era to "immediately leave" the country.
Since January 2023, over 900,000 people have entered the country through an application called CBP One. These individuals were generally granted the right to stay and work in the U.S. for two years under a presidential authority known as "parole."
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem explained: "The cancellation of these permits fulfills our promise to secure the borders and protect national security for the American people."
Officials confirmed that cancellation notices were sent to CBP One users, but they did not disclose how many people were affected. Immigrants were asked to voluntarily leave the country using the same application, now called CBP Home.
With this decision, it was also announced that those found illegally in the U.S. and refusing to leave would face a daily fine of $998.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated: "If they do not leave, they will face the consequences. A fine of $998 will be imposed for each day that the illegal immigrant exceeds the deportation order."
Officials will apply these fines based on a rarely used law from 1996. This law was first used during Trump's first term in 2018. The Biden administration had suspended the application in 2021, citing it as "ineffective and unnecessarily punitive."
A senior official from the Trump administration indicated that fines could be applied retroactively for up to five years, potentially leading to fines exceeding $1 million for some individuals.
The Department of Homeland Security conveyed a message to a Honduran family that entered the U.S. at the end of last year, stating, "It is time for you to leave the United States." Similar messages were also shared on social media. The organization Al Otro Lado, which provides legal support to immigrants, stated that those receiving cancellation notices came from Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico.
The CBP One application was a significant part of the Biden administration's strategy to increase legal entry pathways to reduce illegal border crossings. By the end of December, 936,500 people had entered the U.S. from the Mexican border through this application.
President Trump closed CBP One for new entries on his first day in office, leaving thousands with appointments in Mexico until early February. Trump also revoked the temporary status of many who benefited during the Biden administration.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security stated that Biden has used the parole authority more than any president since 1952, exacerbating "the worst border crisis in U.S. history."
It was reported that fines would be imposed on 1.6 million immigrants who received deportation orders in the U.S. According to emails reviewed by Reuters from the White House, the administration also plans to seize the assets of those who do not pay the fines.
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