MEXICO CITY, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. asylum appointments at a dangerous Texas-Mexico border crossing can no longer be scheduled via an online app following reports that migrants face extortion in Mexico.
A website for the app, called CBP One, no longer lists Laredo as a city where asylum seekers can schedule appointments.
Nuevo Laredo has long been notorious for widespread kidnapping and extortion of migrants.
An advocate in Nuevo Laredo, who requested anonymity due to safety fears, said criminals have demanded as much as $500 per person.
Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon in Mexico City and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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