In January 2023, the US rolled out an app for migrants in Mexico to book an appointment for an asylum hearing before they got to the border. It’s called CBP One and, until now, migrants could only access it once they got to central or northern Mexico. But the US has just expanded that access so that migrants can book an appointment as soon as they make it to Mexico. Host Carolyn Beeler has the details.
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