Critics of the Biden-era CBP One app said migrants were abusing the asylum-request system to legally enter the United States, then disappear.

A Houston immigration attorney says it's unclear whether the repurposed app will be practical for deportations.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has relaunched the "CBP One" app, which allowed migrants to request asylum, to assist them with self-deportation, FNC's Bill Melugin reports. "The Trump administration has taken that controversial CBP One cell phone app for migrants that the Biden administration was using,

The decision is part of a broader crackdown on immigration that critics say violates asylum rights under US law.

Fox News' Bill Melugin provides details on the administration's move to turn the Biden-era CBP One app into a 'self-deportation' app for migrants.

The Trump administration has introduced the CBP Home app, a new platform designed to replace the CBP One app and facilitate the self-deportation of individuals in the U.S. illegally, Customs and Border Protection announced.

The new feature on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection app allows undocumented migrants “a chance to leave before facing harsher consequences,” the agency’s head said.

In the two months since the Trump Administration took office, immigration advocates in the Denver metro area say migrant families continue to remain on guard about their status and future in the U.S.