Mexico said to be near an app designed to ease growing asylum crisis

Mexico reportedly has developed an app intended to lessen the chaos, dangers and wait times faced by asylum seekers at its border.

The United States Department of Homeland Security launched similar, allegedly wobbly, mobile software for asylum seekers 18 months ago. The app, called CBP One has biometric recognition.

Both apps were created to give would-be asylum seekers a way to register at a distance their intention to migrate. Crowds at border fences and facilities have attracted criminals preying on …

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