The Biden administration's 'buggy' asylum app

The CBP One app was supposed to streamline the asylum application process for thousands waiting at the border

A screen shows a timed out error on the CBP One asylum app
(Image credit: Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

U.S. border officials stopped hundreds of migrants from entering the country after a large group attempted to storm the border. Many of them expressed frustration with an app the Biden administration promised would streamline the process for seeking asylum.

What is the CBP One app?

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Theara Coleman, The Week US

Theara Coleman has worked as a staff writer at The Week since September 2022. She frequently writes about technology, education, literature and general news. She was previously a contributing writer and assistant editor at Honeysuckle Magazine, where she covered racial politics and cannabis industry news.