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Noem pledges to end Biden border control program if confirmed at DHS

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem said she would end a program that allows migrants to use a free mobile app to request an appointment at an official port of entry on the U.S. southern border.

The Biden administration has credited the program with helping bring down illegal border crossings.

The number of migrants arrested at the border has dropped to the lowest level of President Joe Biden ’s tenure.

The Biden administration expanded its use to immigrants seeking asylum protections on humanitarian grounds.

Noem said the app was among several Biden administration programs that need to be eliminated.

Some immigration experts warned that the changes Noem promised could risk upending the progress the Biden administration has made in recent months in reducing illegal crossings.