❓WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal immigrant charged with the murder of Mary Gonzales entered the United States using the former Biden government’s CBP One app.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Javier Roman Hernandez, Mary Gonzales, Jesus Llamas-Yanez, Enrique Gomez-Urbina, and federal authorities.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Hernandez entered the U.S. in July 2023 via Hidalgo, Texas. Gonzales was found murdered on October 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
💬KEY QUOTE: “These alleged cold-blooded murderers should have never been in our country in the first place and Mary Gonzales should still be alive.” – DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin
🎯IMPACT: The case highlights the dangers of the former Biden government’s immigration policies and the use of the CBP One app.
An illegal immigrant accused of murdering a woman, identified as Mary Gonzales, reportedly entered the United States through the CBP One app during former President Joe Biden’s administration. Authorities say Javier Roman Hernandez crossed into the country in July 2023 through Hidalgo, Texas, using the app, which was designed to let migrants schedule appointments at ports of entry. Gonzales’s body was discovered on October 6, 2025, in a wooded area near a tire shop in Austin. Hernandez was arrested two days later and charged with her murder.
Hernandez is one of nearly a million migrants who entered the U.S. through the CBP One system, which critics have described as a loophole for inadmissible entrants. Two other men, Jesus Llamas-Yanez and Enrique Gomez-Urbina, were also charged in connection with the killing. Authorities say both were in the country illegally; Llamas-Yanez reportedly has prior convictions and is wanted in Mexico.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the case highlights the risks of Biden’s immigration approach. “These alleged cold-blooded murderers should have never been in our country in the first place and Mary Gonzales should still be alive,” McLaughlin said. “One of these criminals came into our country using Biden’s disastrous CBP One app. Open border policies have deadly consequences. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, these accused murderers will never be free on American streets to commit heinous crimes again.”
The former Biden regime launched the CBP One app in January 2023 to provide migrants with a legal way to schedule entry appointments. The program was heavily criticized, as it effectively legalized unlawful entry by granting parole to people who would otherwise be turned away. Reports later revealed that several migrants accused of terrorism or violent crimes, including three suspected Islamic State members and two alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, had entered the United States using the app.
When President Donald J. Trump returned to office in January 2025, his administration shut down CBP One, canceling thousands of pending appointments. In March 2025, it was rebranded as “CBP Home,” a tool that allows illegal migrants to voluntarily self-deport. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at the time, “The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future. If they don’t, we will find them, we will deport them, and they will never return.”
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