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

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,

CBP Home is a phone app previously used for people seeking asylum in the U.S. But, it has since been revived with a different purpose.

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

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

In 2021, President Joe Biden launched an app with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — CBP One. CBP One mainly served as a way for migrants to schedule asylum hearings, thereby reducing illegal border crossings, per USA Today.

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 billed the revamped app as a win-win. Self-deportation, DHS argued, is the “safest” option for illegal migrants that forgoes them being arrested at large in the community and saves vital time and resources for federal immigration authorities.

CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor spoke with immigrants and an immigration lawyer about the impacts the changes to the app will create.

The Trump administration repurposed an app used by the Biden administration to book appointments for asylum claims, into an app that helps migrants ‘self deport,’ the Department of Homeland Security said.