The president took away the ability for migrants to schedule asylum appointments virtually. It might make the situation at the southern border less orderly, an analyst says.

The CBP One app, a government platform that the Biden administration used to admit more than 740,000 immigrants into the United States, was shuttered within moments of President Donald Trump taking office this afternoon.

As President Donald Trump took office for the second time on Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the discontinuation of the CBP One app. The app, which allowed undocumented individuals “to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry,

President Donald Trump on Monday officially shut down the Customs and Border Protection-run app designed to help schedule appointments for people seeking eligibility for asylum, closing off a pathway for migrants at the Southern border hoping to enter the United States.

Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By shutting down the CBP One app,

The CBP One App, used by migrants to notify the U.S. government of their intention to arrive at a port of entry and provided resources, has been shut down by the Trump Administration.

On the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the government application CBP One, which migrants used to submit a legal visa application, ceased functioning. The CBP One application was introduced by Joe Biden's administration to reduce illegal crossings of the Mexico-US border.