Border Patrol mobile app for migrants seeking entry faces scrutiny for its lack of vetting, security [Video]

A government mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border is facing scrutiny for its lack of vetting migrants.

An internal watchdog within the Department of Homeland Security sent a report to Congress titled, “CBP Did Not Thoroughly Plan for CBP One Risks, and Opportunities to Implement Improvements Exist.”

The report warns of the dangers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app, which was created in 2020 to schedule appointments at points of entry into the U.S. According to the CBP, the app has “increased CBP’s capacity to process migrants more efficiently and orderly while cutting out unscrupulous smugglers who endanger and profit from vulnerable migrants.” 

However, the recent report highlights the need for improvement to mitigate the technological risks of the app used by thousands of migrants seeking asylum.

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According to the report, the CBP One app regularly crashes, and …