The lawsuit claims the CBP One app encourages migrants to enter the U.S. even if they don't qualify for asylum.
Texas is suing the Biden administration over a newly-introduced asylum rule the state says is"encouraging" migrants to cross the southern border illegally.
The app is used by migrants who are seeking entry into the United States to set up appointments at ports of entry. The lawsuit claims it"enables noncitizens without appropriate documents" to upload information directly through the app, rather than present their documentation directly at the port of entry.
"We launched the CBP One app, which, in its first four months, helped 83,000 individuals schedule an appointment at a port of entry, and we are taking steps to expand available appointments," Mayorkas said. Despite fears that floods of migrants would cross the border after Title 42 expired, federal officials say border encounters have actually gone down.
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