As to the voices of caution urging restraint: Might be time to assume a wartime posture, since we have been subjected to proxy warfare from Qatar, Iran, China, and Russia for years already.
I hear the same voices of caution urging against a civil war in the UK. Sure, that's not good for anyone, prima facie. On the other hand, a simple toothache that has been neglected for years sometimes requires radical surgery to save the patient's life, if it can be saved. At that point it's useless to discuss what could have been done in the past, if the toothache had been addressed in a regular dental visit. It wasn't.
Nobody had the appetite for another world war in the 1930s, after the recently past "war to end all wars". But we don't always get to decide the trajectory of history. Sometimes it's necessary to strike hard without warning; of course it's very difficult to be certain until later. This feels to me like a historical threshold, in which it's important to send out the bat-signal to enemies and potential allies. We in the west [globally] have been trying ineffectual diplomatic approaches to deal with violent totalitarian adversaries, with predictable results. Time for something different.
On January 20, 2025, the newly inaugurated Trump administration discontinued CBP One for asylum processing, canceling all pending appointments despite some being honored earlier that day.
By March 2025, the app was relaunched under the new name "CBP Home," repurposed to facilitate voluntary self-deportation for undocumented immigrants already in the United States.
Under this new function, users who self-deport via the app may receive cost-free travel, a $1,000 exit bonus, forgiveness of departure fines, and deprioritization from ICE detention, with the possibility of future legal reentry, unlike those subject to formal removal.
As of June 2025, CBP introduced a new app called CBP Link to replace the non-deportation functions previously available on CBP Home, such as applying for I-94 forms, cargo inspections, and traveler declarations.
CBP Home now operates solely as a tool for self-deportation, while CBP Link serves as the primary digital platform for travelers and businesses.
Doesn’t seem many lines if any have been crossed. In the context of 9/11, this is what we should have been doing.
Nation building in our own country. Imagine!
The Caribbean is heating up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ-ktudS9Ik
As to the voices of caution urging restraint: Might be time to assume a wartime posture, since we have been subjected to proxy warfare from Qatar, Iran, China, and Russia for years already.
I hear the same voices of caution urging against a civil war in the UK. Sure, that's not good for anyone, prima facie. On the other hand, a simple toothache that has been neglected for years sometimes requires radical surgery to save the patient's life, if it can be saved. At that point it's useless to discuss what could have been done in the past, if the toothache had been addressed in a regular dental visit. It wasn't.
Nobody had the appetite for another world war in the 1930s, after the recently past "war to end all wars". But we don't always get to decide the trajectory of history. Sometimes it's necessary to strike hard without warning; of course it's very difficult to be certain until later. This feels to me like a historical threshold, in which it's important to send out the bat-signal to enemies and potential allies. We in the west [globally] have been trying ineffectual diplomatic approaches to deal with violent totalitarian adversaries, with predictable results. Time for something different.
CBP One relauched as CBP Home and CBP Link
On January 20, 2025, the newly inaugurated Trump administration discontinued CBP One for asylum processing, canceling all pending appointments despite some being honored earlier that day.
By March 2025, the app was relaunched under the new name "CBP Home," repurposed to facilitate voluntary self-deportation for undocumented immigrants already in the United States.
Under this new function, users who self-deport via the app may receive cost-free travel, a $1,000 exit bonus, forgiveness of departure fines, and deprioritization from ICE detention, with the possibility of future legal reentry, unlike those subject to formal removal.
As of June 2025, CBP introduced a new app called CBP Link to replace the non-deportation functions previously available on CBP Home, such as applying for I-94 forms, cargo inspections, and traveler declarations.
CBP Home now operates solely as a tool for self-deportation, while CBP Link serves as the primary digital platform for travelers and businesses.