Border Crossings Have Fallen After Reaching Record Levels

Southwestern border encounters (expulsions and apprehensions) by fiscal year

A bar chart showing the number of border encounters at the U.S. southern border reaching a record high in 2024, at more than 2.1 million.

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Note: Data for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and part of 2023 includes Title 42 expulsions, allowing border patrol agents to quickly expel migrants to Mexico.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection