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CBP One Application: Evolution and

Functionality



May   30,  2023

In October 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched CBP One, a mobile application
and portal for the public to interact with CBP. Its functions differ depending on user type (e.g., carrier,
traveler), and its features have evolved since its inception. Cargo carriers use CBP One to schedule
appointments for the inspection of perishable items, and international travelers use it to apply for and
view current arrival/departure I-94 forms. Previously, international organizations used it to verify the
enrollment of individuals in Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP, or Remain in Mexico; for information
on this earlier CBP One function, see CRS Insight IN11695, Facial Recognition Technologyfor Certain
Traveler and Noncitizen Identity Verification).
In January 2023, the Biden Administration announced a new function of CBP One that allows
undocumented  individuals to schedule appointments with immigration officials before their arrival at
certain southwest border ports of entry (POEs). This Insight provides information on the new function.

CBP   One for Booking Appointments at Southwest Border Ports of Entry

Historically, CBP has not received advance information on undocumented individuals prior to their arrival
at POEs. Now, CBP One users can submit advance biographic and biometric information to CBP and can
subsequently schedule appointments with officials at certain southwest border POEs. The information
users enter into the app is information CBP would otherwise collect during primary and/or secondary
inspection at a POE: name, date of birth, nationality, etc. CBP claims having the advance information
reduces processing times and increases capacity.
In addition to collecting information that users submit, the app accesses users' phones' global positioning
system (GPS) location because individuals are required to be in CBP-defined proximity to the U.S. border
(i.e., central or northern Mexico) when they submit their information via CBP One.

                 CBP  One,  Photographs, and  Facial Recognition Technology
 CBP One requires that users submit a photograph of the individual whose information is captured in the app. The app uses
 the photograph to determine  iveness (a.k.a. genuine presence confirmation); this ensures that the photograph is of a real


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