What is CBP app, which Indian student used to self-deport from the US
2 weeks, 2 days ago

What is CBP app, which Indian student used to self-deport from the US

Hindustan Times  

Rajani Srinivasan became one of the first people to access the newly added self-deportation feature on the CBP Home App following the revocation of her visa. Rajani Srinivasan became one of the first people to use CBP Home App Hailing from India, Srinivasan entered the US several years ago on an F-1 student visa to pursue her doctorate in Urban Planning at Columbia University. On March 5, 2025, her visa was revoked, as she was accused of “advocating for violence and terrorism.” As cited by Homeland Security, “Srinivasan was involved in activities supporting Hamas, a terrorist organization.” What is the CBP Home App? She added, "The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream.

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Live Mint  

The Donald Trump administration has been strengthening its effort to control immigration to the US ever since the Republican leader took oath as President. “The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream. Columbia University student Rajani Srinivasan …

Do-It-Yourself Deportation: How An Indian Student Used CBP Home App To Leave US
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ABP News  

A newly launched app by the US Department of Homeland Security has drawn attention after an Indian PhD student used it to leave the country following the revocation of her student visa. https://t.co/cAX5lP4lhd — Elon Musk March 16, 2025 Just a day after its launch, Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan utilised the app to notify authorities of her departure before heading …

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Elon Musk endorses self-deportation app Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan used to dodge immigration agents

Hindustan Times  

Ranjani Srinivasan, a 37-year-old Indian student and Fulbright Scholarship recipient at Columbia University pursuing a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, was expected to graduate this year. However, she left the US this month by becoming one of the first people to opt for self-deportation using the CBP Home App after the US Department of …

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What is CBP Home App, tool Ranjani Srinivasan used to self-deport from US?

India Today  

When doctoral student Ranjani Srinivasan's visa was revoked by the US State Department, she became one of the first cases in America of an individual using the newly launched self-deportation feature on the CBP Home App. With this step, Srinivasan bypassed formal deportation methods and chose to self-deport with the use of the CBP Home App on March 11, 2025. …

What is CBP Home App, tool Ranjani Srinivasan used to self-deport from US?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

What is CBP Home App, tool Ranjani Srinivasan used to self-deport from US?

India Today  

When doctoral student Ranjani Srinivasan's visa was revoked by the US State Department, she became one of the first cases in America of an individual using the newly launched self-deportation feature on the CBP Home App. With this step, Srinivasan bypassed formal deportation methods and chose to self-deport with the use of the CBP Home App on March 11, 2025. …

US revokes visa of Indian scholar at Columbia University for ‘advocating violence, terrorism'
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Hindustan Times  

Immigration authorities in the United States have revoked the visa of an Indian scholar at Columbia University for allegedly “advocating for violence and terrorism.” Ranjani Srinivasan is a student of Urban Planning at Columbia University {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} The US Department of Homeland Security said Ranjani Srinivasan, a student of Urban …

Tap to leave: What is America’s new ‘self-deportation’ app for illegal immigrants?
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Firstpost  

The US administration has launched a mobile app allowing undocumented immigrants in the United States to ‘self-deport’ instead of facing arrest and detention. Named “CBP Home,” the app is designed to promote “self-deportations,” presenting it as a simple and cost-effective method to support Trump’s initiative to remove millions of undocumented immigrants. The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to …

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Daily Mail  

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Associated Press  

The Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum, turning it into a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. to say they want to leave the country voluntarily. The renamed app, announced Monday and now called CBP Home, is part of the administration’s campaign to encourage “self-deportations, " touted …

‘Leave now’: Trump administration launches controversial 'CBP Home' app to encourage self-deportations
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Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security has introduced a new app, where migrants can share their intention to “self-deport.” Trump's newly-launched CBP Home app seems to be a replacement for the CBP One app, which was used under Biden administration and allowed migrants to schedule appointments to apply for asylum at a port of entry. The newly-launched CBP Home app …

Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it’s for ‘self-deportation’
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Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it’s for ‘self-deportation’

LA Times  

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Al Jazeera  

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Trump shuts down Biden-era app that helped asylum seekers, migrants settle in US
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India Today  

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Firstpost  

The CBP One app, which allowed 1,450 people a day to enter the US on parole, had been a cornerstone of the previous administration’s efforts to manage border crossings Migrants gesture while praying near the border, after rumours spread that they would be allowed to enter the United States, according to local media, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 18, 2024. …

Ruthless migrant thugs are entering the US legally through Biden-approved loophole app
3 months, 1 week ago

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Daily Mail  

A government app meant to vet migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border to legally allow them into the US was used by two men now accused of being vicious Tren de Aragua gang members, DailyMail.com can reveal. Two Venezuelan men currently being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Aurora, Colorado and who are believed to be members of the …

Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app
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LA Times  

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Al Jazeera  

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India Today  

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