Processing immigrants for asylum doesn't explain evasions of Border Patrol

Gotaways and share of Border Patrol apprehensions issued notices to appear or referred for credible fear screening, FY 2006 - July 2024

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Source: "Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Statistics," Customs and Border Patrol, August 4, 2025; Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Cato Institute, Freedom of Information Act request; Townhall via CBP sources (Jan. 2021 to August 2021); CBP via Benedict Smith and Ben Butcher, "The true scale of migrant crossings under Kamala Harris revealed," Telegraph, October 28, 2024.