Trump Turns CBP One into Self-Deportation Tool to Secure America’s Borders

David Peinado Romero
David Peinado Romero

President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security rolled out a game-changer Monday, unveiling the CBP Home app to replace the Biden-expanded CBP One. The old app let over a million migrants schedule entry at ports; now, it’s a tool for self-deportation, giving illegals a way to report their exit and preserve a shot at legal return.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem laid down the law. “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,” she said. “If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return.”

The shift’s seismic. Biden’s CBP One paroled hundreds of thousands into the U.S., a policy Trump axed on day one. Last month, Noem banned its use for migrants boarding domestic flights unless self-deporting. Now, every CBP One app updates to CBP Home, putting illegals on notice—leave or face ICE.

Trump’s border wins pile up. Illegal crossings crashed from Biden’s 10,000 daily to 300, thanks to his words and actions, he told Congress last week. “They heard me, and they chose not to come, much easier that way,” he said, touting a policy conservatives see as America First genius.

Noem’s not playing soft. She’s ended Biden-era Temporary Protected Status extensions for some nationalities, tightening the screws. The administration’s also deported 11,000 in 18 days, with the Pentagon prepping Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands more criminal illegals—a scale Eisenhower would envy.

The app’s a stick with a carrot. Self-deport, and you might come back legally someday. Stay, and it’s game over—deportation with no return. Conservatives cheer this as a brilliant fix to Biden’s open-border chaos, where cartels raked in billions and communities suffered.

Sanctuary cities might balk. Denver’s already freed a gang member who assaulted an ICE agent, defying detainers. Trump’s DHS is cutting their federal funds, and Noem’s vowed to deputize hundreds to enforce immigration laws—sanctuary or not. Republicans say it’s time to end the defiance.

The heartland’s roaring approval. Posts on X call this a “masterstroke”—track illegals, push them out, save America. Trump’s not just closing borders; he’s rewriting the rules. Conservatives see a leader keeping his word: secure the nation, deport the lawbreakers, and put citizens first.