Expedited removal and asylum law reduced evasions of Border Patrol

Border Patrol known gotaways, Oct. 2005 - Jun. 2024

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Sources: "Custody and Transfer Statistics", Customs and Border Protection, last modified July 15, 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.