Crime

Mexican cartels exploit US government’s CBP One app

By Anna Giaritelli
Published August 4, 2023 1:46pm ET
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Mexican cartels exploit US government’s CBP One app
Mexican immigration agents review the identification of a Guatemalan woman at an access point to the Suchiate River, the natural border between Guatemala and Mexico, near Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Mexico sent hundreds of immigration agents, police, and National Guard members to its southern border to launch an operation to crack down on migrant smuggling.

EXCLUSIVE — The Mexican government is allowing any immigrant who enters the country from Guatemala to continue traveling to the United States border if they have obtained an appointment on the U.S. government’s CBP One phone app, the Washington Examiner has learned.

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Border Cartels Customs and Border Protection Mexico