Border Activity
Border encounters
Customs and Border Protection encounters across the southwest and northern borders and nationwide. Filter by sector below.
Nationwide · FY26 YTD
280,656
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 · June 2026
31,596 border encounters added in June
Down from 33,184 the month before (−5% month over month). FY total so far: 280,656.
ReportedFY YTD buildup
Encounters added each month
JAN
34.6K
FEB
27K
MAR
31.4K
APR
31.3K
MAY
33.2K
JUN
31.6K
Built from 9 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
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Jul 31, 2026
Encounters by demographic
Single adults, family units, minors
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Jul 31, 2026
Monthly southwest encounters
Last complete fiscal year and FY26 to date
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Jul 31, 2026
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Encounters by citizenship
Nationwide · FY25
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated Jul 31, 2026
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 →