Border Patrol Encounters at the California-Mexico Line

U.S. Border Patrol officials encountered more than 200,000 people trying to illegally cross into California near San Diego or El Centro in the 2021 fiscal year, which ended September 30.

The Border Patrol's Yuma sector covers a small portion of California - the Imperial Sand Dunes. Encounters reported by that sector are not shown on this chart.
Chart: Phillip Reese Source: U.S. Customs and Data Protection Get the data