McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge
Travelers wait in line to cross the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Hidalgo, Texas.
  • On Friday, restrictive immigration policy Title 42 — instituted by Donald Trump in March 2020 — expired.
  • Advocates and attorneys told Insider that new measures from the White House are inadequate.
  • That's because the Biden administration is handling almost all asylum claims through a glitchy app.

The fate of tens of thousands of asylum seekers and the efficiency of the US border now rest on a smartphone application that immigration advocates and migrants alike say is glitchy, slow, and causing mass anxiety among migrants who, as of Friday, have the chance to seek asylum again for the first time in over three years.