Migrants at the U.S. border in El Paso, Texas. ( John Moore/Getty Images)
Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said in a statement: "The use of the CBP One application conditions entry and access to asylum on appearing at a port of entry with a prior appointment, which is not feasible for some people. While technological innovations could potentially provide for safe transit and more orderly border processes, [programs] like CBP One cannot condition and limit the manner to seek international protection in the United States."
The Biden administration began to use the CBP One app and expanded its use for asylum seekers to make required scheduled appointments at the border as illegal crossings exploded, and as they prepared to end Title 42 a year ago, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., questions witnesses about the CBP One app during a hearing of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement last June. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
"[Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas has utterly abused the CBP One app in his quest for open borders," committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., said in a statement. "These numbers are proof that Mayorkas’ operation is a smokescreen for the mass release of individuals into this country who would otherwise have zero claim to be admitted.
"At a time when global tensions are rising, and our enemies are growing bolder, releasing tens of thousands of these people into our communities — especially when they have not received adequate, if any, vetting — is irresponsible. It shouldn’t take a subpoena threat from Congress to get these answers, but we are going to keep fighting for the truth."
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The government argues the app allows border agents to focus on other border security issues and that it discourages crossing illegally.
"I can highlight a number of instances over the last 10 years, where migrants showing up at our ports of entry without any advance information quickly overwhelm our teams," Diane Sabatino, acting executive assistant commissioner of CBP’s office of field operations told Congress in March, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The CBP and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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