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We are a little safer now because we are here,
he said just before handing over his documents to U.S. authorities
The message with CBP One being shut down is basically, ‘Hey we’re not going to allow you to show up; the doors are not going to be open.’ For that to be meaningful, there has to be some level of consequence if you bypass any lawful means and you’re doing it illegally,
he saidI reached the border twice and I was returned twice, but I didn’t lose hope,
he saidWe don’t know what is going to happen,
Herrera said, noting
I’m a little scared because with everything we’ve been through, everything we’ve fought for, with all the sacrifices we’ve made, it’s very hard to have the doors closed on us and not be able to cross,
said Jefferzon Celedon, a 24-year-old VenezuelanHave compassion and let us cross,
she pleaded, recounting her “six months of suffering” after leaving Venezuela, where she had been living with her familyWe have to keep going and not be swayed by what people say, whether they close it or not. We will see when we arrive,
he saidSince we are here, please let us in, please, after all the work we have put in to get here, let us enter your country, so that we can better ourselves in life and be somebody,
she saidIt’s over, they eliminated it,
said Margelis Tinoco, from Colombia, who traveled with her husband and son
I will go to my appointment."
Even as she hears of others who are being turned away from the border, she insistsToday my life starts again,
she told Reuters then, full of smilesMigrants in Ciudad Juárez who were waiting for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid.”
She shared a heartbreaking video captioned
Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One™ that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled.”
However, a latest update on the website readsI am ready for a new United States,
said Cynde Bost, 63, from Lake Havasu City, ArizonaFrom this moment on, ... America’s decline is over.”
he proclaimedWe will strive together to make his dream a reality.”
Day, Trump honored the civil rights icon, statingIt's been quiet, hardly anyone here today,
one guardsmen explained to DailyMail.com
We're asking God that he gives President (Trump) clarity and that he takes mercy on us and understands that we are here to work hard, that he give us a chance,
Venezuelan Jorge David Pena, 28, told DailyMail.com as he washed car windows of coins on Juarez streets SundayMexican enforcement has been a game changer for arrivals to the United States since January 2024,
Ruiz Soto said
Ironically, they’re handing over to the Trump II administration a much more controlled border, and a much more robust legal immigration system,
Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, said recently