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Customs and Border Protection encounters across the southwest and northern borders and nationwide. Filter by sector below.

Nationwide · FY26 YTD
314,440
Year-to-date
SW apprehensions · FY26 YTD
118,000
Multi-decade lows
Nationwide · FY25
691,906
Last complete year
Family units · FY25
209,500
Change tracking · July 2026

33,784 border encounters added in July

Up from 31,596 the month before (+7% month over month). FY total so far: 314,440.

ReportedFY YTD buildup
Encounters added each month
FEB
27K
MAR
31.4K
APR
31.3K
MAY
33.2K
JUN
31.6K
JUL
33.8K

Built from 10 monthly CBP releases archived over time. Each month’s figure is a reported nationwide total; an encounter is an event, not a person.

Border sector:

Southwest encounters by fiscal year

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CBP encounters by fiscal year for the selected border. 6 rows · FY21 to FY26 YTD · Encounters.

CBP encounters by fiscal year for the selected border
PeriodEncounters
FY211,659,206
FY222,206,436
FY232,045,838
FY241,533,193
FY25237,538
FY26 YTD118,000
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Sep 15, 2026

Encounters by demographic

Single adults, family units, minors

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CBP encounters by demographic group and fiscal year. 6 rows · FY21 to FY26 YTD · Single adults, Family units, Minors.

CBP encounters by demographic group and fiscal year
PeriodSingle adultsFamily unitsMinors
FY211,034,800509,200115,200
FY221,343,000678,400185,000
FY231,295,200607,500143,100
FY24954,800459,500118,900
FY25145,70070,80021,000
FY26 YTD73,80034,5009,700
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Sep 15, 2026

Monthly southwest encounters

Last complete fiscal year and FY26 to date

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CBP encounters by month and border. 20 rows · Oct '25 to May '26 · Encounters.

CBP encounters by month and border
PeriodEncounters
Oct '2518,100
Nov '2519,100
Dec '2520,500
Jan '2521,500
Feb '2517,600
Mar '2518,600
Apr '2520,000
May '2521,000
Jun '2519,100
Jul '2520,000
Aug '2519,800
Sep '2518,900
Oct '2613,500
Nov '2616,000
Dec '2614,900
Jan '2614,200
Feb '2616,400
Mar '2615,600
Apr '2614,600
May '2613,800
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Sep 15, 2026

Encounters by citizenship

Modeled

Nationwide · FY25 — apportioned from the reported total

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CBP nationwide encounters by nationality. 10 rows · Mexico to Vietnam · Encounters.

CBP nationwide encounters by nationality
NameEncounters
Mexico207,600
Guatemala110,700
Brazil55,400
India27,700
China20,800
Canada13,800
Philippines13,800
South Korea6,900
Nigeria6,900
Vietnam6,900
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Sep 15, 2026

Where this data comes from

Source
CBP Nationwide Encounters ↗
Publisher
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (DHS)
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Verified
Aug 1, 2026
Classification
Reported
How it arrives
Fetched automatically

Known limitations: An encounter is an event, not a person — the same individual can be encountered several times. Encounters are not deportations. CBP's published nationality detail is coarser than the site's country pages. Full methodology →

Methodology & sources
Encounters count events at or near the border, including repeat encounters of the same person. They are not deportations and not a measure of unique individuals. Sector and citizenship detail follow CBP’s published categories. Read the full methodology →