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![Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say](https://res.cloudinary.com/pai/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/c_fill,h_480/v1/reports/i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5422ca031aa441cf90efd52df9290d3cfe889cf8/0_183_5500_3300/master/5500.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=621cecbd97e8b036c5bc1733b2039e9c)
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The US government’s new mobile app for migrants to apply for asylum at the US-Mexico border is blocking many Black people from being able to file their claims because of facial recognition bias in the tech, immigration advocates say.
Non-pr…
![Facing Bias: CBP’s Immigration App Doesn’t Recognize Black Faces, Barring Thousands from Seeking Asylum](https://res.cloudinary.com/pai/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/c_fill,h_480/v1/reports/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a93c8df7-0e33-41f4-90f2-5888beb422a2_1024x685.jpeg)
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The U.S. government’s immigration app, CBP One, does not recognize dark-skinned people, barring many from seeking asylum, according to nonprofits working at the Mexican border.
Already marginalized, Haitian and African asylum seekers are no…
![Senator Markey Calls on DHS to Ditch Mobile App Riddled with Glitches, Privacy Problems, for Asylum Seekers](https://res.cloudinary.com/pai/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/c_fill,h_480/v1/reports/www.markey.senate.gov/assets/images/sharelogo.png)
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Washington (February 21, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging it to cease using its problematic CBP One app. DHS has required migrants seeking asylum at the south…
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When the U.S. government rolled out the CBP One app in January, it was touted as a way to stem the flow of migrants at the country’s southern border while still giving them the opportunity to make refugee claims.
Instead of showing up at a …