American president, Donald Trump ended the use of a border app called CBP One, which had allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.
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The app permit migrants with eligibility to work, immediately after taking office, according to AP News.
The app enabled tens of thousands of migrants to enter the U.S. Up to 1,450 migrants per day were able to schedule immigration appointments and request asylum through the app.
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In less than two hours after signing the law, Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Monday night in federal court in New Hampshire on behalf of a group representing Indonesian migrants in that state, along with other groups representing Latinos and so-called Dreamers – individuals brought to the U.S. as children by parents who entered or remained in the country illegally.
It’s the first of a wave of suits expected to be filed over Trump’s order. State officials from California and Illinois, among others, have indicated plans to sue over the president’s directive, which was widely advertised in advance.
