Border Patrol Apprehensions Drop as More Illegal Immigrants Enter Via Ports of Entry

Published on August 17, 2024

Border Patrol apprehended 56,408 illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border in July, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday. An additional 47,700 inadmissible immigrants presented themselves at ports of entry, driving the total number of entrants without legal documentation at the southern border to 104,100. CBP said July marked the lowest monthly total of illegal immigrant encounters since September 2020. According to CBP data, in September 2020, Border Patrol apprehended 54,771 illegal immigrants between ports of entry on the U.S.–Mexico border, while an additional 2,903 inadmissible aliens presented at ports of entry, for a total of 57,674. CBP’s latest data for July show a 32 percent drop in Border Patrol apprehensions compared to June. ...

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