Border Encounters Soar to Record High for January, CBP Reports

Published on February 14, 2024

According to statistics released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 13, the number of interactions between migrants and law enforcement officers at the border between the United States and Mexico has reached a new high for January. According to the data, the Border Patrol reported more than 176,000 encounters with migrants at the southern border in the month of January. Prior to that, the highest number of interactions recorded by CBP in January was 157,358 in the year 2023. “As a result of seasonal trends, as well as enhanced enforcement efforts by the men and women of CBP and our international partners, southwest border encounters between ports of entry dropped by 50% in January. We continue to experience serious challenges along our border which surpass the capacity of the immigration system,” Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner said in a Feb. 13 statement....

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