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Amnesty International: USA: CBP One – A blessing or a trap?

By immigrationprof

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Image from U.S. Department of Homeland Security website

Amnesty International in a new report examines the human rights issues associated with the use of CBP One – a mobile application launched by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on October 28, 2020.  The report concludes that the mandatory use of the app as the sole means of seeking asylum in the United States is a violation of international human rights and refugee law.

The report, USA: CBP One – A blessing or a trap?, documents the human rights concerns associated with the mobile app and sheds light on the implications of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule (or asylum ban) introduced by the Biden administration in May 2023.

Hat tip to Nolan Rappaport.

KJ

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