By Jennie Taer
Published July 12, 2024, 5:59 p.m. ET
The Biden administration is preparing to eliminate in-person check-ins for migrants and replace them with an app, The Post has learned — which insiders warn is a “half-baked” plan that will lead more asylum seekers to abscond.
The app — which is set to launch soon in the form of a pilot program in select cities — will let the millions of illegal migrants released into the US to await their asylum proceedings check in with immigration officials on a phone or computer, two sources familiar with the app revealed.
This means the migrants will no longer be required to check in with their local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office every few months while they wait to plead their asylum case in immigration court.
Under President Biden’s leadership, the number of migrants illegally crossing the southern border has exploded, leading to massive lines and backlogs at ICE field offices.
New York City’s ICE office was already “fully booked through October 2032” as of early last year for appointments to process migrants released at the southern border, according to an official document previously reviewed by The Post.
