Overview

• The CBP Home app, introduced during the Trump administration, facilitates self-deportation and other immigration-related processes.
• Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia University doctoral student from India, used the app to leave the U.S. on March 11, 2025, after her visa was revoked for alleged support of Hamas.
• Srinivasan's attorneys argue her visa revocation was based on her political expression, including support for Palestinian liberation, rather than any proven wrongdoing.
• The app's introduction aligns with the Trump administration's focus on voluntary compliance and cost-effective immigration enforcement strategies.
• Public figures like Elon Musk have endorsed the app, while its broader implications for immigration policy and free speech remain under scrutiny.