Kristi Noem has just vowed to put an end to the controversial CBP One app. 

Fox News reports that Noem, the outgoing governor of South Dakota, made the vow during her recent Senate confirmation hearing.

Noem is President-Elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next leader of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As such, she will play a role in one of Trump's biggest agenda items, namely, securing the U.S.-Mexico boarding.

This is how the controversial CBP One app came up during the hearing.

Background

For those unfamiliar with the CBP One app, details are provided by the New York Post. 

Per the outlet:

An estimated 800,000 migrants have entered the US legally since the CBP One app was launched by President Biden in January 2023. The free application allows migrants to register themselves for an appointment and arrive at one of the eight crossing checkpoints into the country.

More details about the app's controversial history have been provided by Fox.

Per the outlet:

 CBP One app . . . allows immigrants to be paroled into the U.S. The app was created during the first Trump administration to assist with scheduling cargo inspections. However, it was controversially expanded in 2023 to allow migrants to make an appointment at a port of entry to be allowed in, initially due to an exception from the Title 42 public health order and then, since May, to be paroled into the U.S. as part of the Biden administration’s expansion of "lawful pathways."

Fox put the number of individuals who have made appointments to be paroled through the app up at over 900,000.

Game over

According to Noem, if the Senate confirms her nomination, making her the next leader of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the app will be terminated.

"Yes, Senator, if confirmed and I have the opportunity to be secretary, on day one CBP One will be shut down," she said.

It was U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) who had asked Noem the question. Hawley also asked her whether, in her view, the southern border is secure - as many in the Biden administration have claimed over the past few years.

In Noem's view, the answer is clearly, "no," the U.S.-Mexico border is currently not secure.

She said, "Senator, no, the southern border is not secure today. But in just three days, we will have a new president in this country, President Donald J. Trump. And he will secure our border."