Border arrests of convicted criminals are not related to asylum

Border Patrol arrests of convicts and the share of arrests with notices to appear or credible fear, 2013 - 2024

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Sources: "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); "Nationwide Encounters," Customs and Border Protection, last modified July 15, 2025; CBP via Benedict Smith and Ben Butcher, "The true scale of migrant crossings under Kamala Harris revealed," Telegraph, October 28, 2024.