US asylum app strands migrants and aids organised crime, rights group says
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CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human trafficking groups, report revealsA US government smartphone app that tightly limits asylum appointments at the US-Mexico border is stranding vulnerable migrants in Mexico and enriching organised crime groups, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).The report, which draws on interviews with more than 100 migrants, as well as officials and activists, documents how the CBP One app – which is...

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