Border Crossings Have Reached Unprecedented Levels

Southwestern U.S. 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 2022, at more than 2.3 million.

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Note: Data for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 include Title 42 expulsions and apprehensions under Title 8, which allows border patrol agents to turn away undocumented migrants.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.