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Monthly migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have slowed to a trickle in Trump’s second term

Monthly migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have slowed to a trickle in Trump’s second term
Migrant encounters by U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border, by month
Note: Beginning in March 2020, monthly totals combine apprehensions and expulsions into a new category known as encounters. Monthly totals before March 2020 include apprehensions only. Some migrants are encountered more than once.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Monthly migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have slowed to a trickle in Trump’s second term
Migrant encounters by U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border, by month
Month/YearTotal encounters
10/199991,410
11/199976,196
12/199971,252
01/2000185,979
02/2000211,328
03/2000220,063
04/2000180,050
05/2000166,296
06/2000115,093
07/2000113,956
08/2000114,312
09/200097,744
10/200082,632
11/200067,709
12/200055,081
01/2001125,090
02/2001152,229
03/2001170,580
04/2001142,813
05/2001122,927
06/200189,131
07/200183,602
08/200184,648
09/200159,276
10/200137,812
11/200132,506
12/200131,501
01/200279,793
02/200295,724
03/2002126,992
04/2002121,921
05/200297,424
06/200278,655
07/200276,661
08/200282,557
09/200268,263
10/200261,792
11/200247,731
12/200237,824
01/200386,925
02/200396,869
03/200398,399
04/200375,359
05/200388,690
06/200375,530
07/200379,284
08/200384,486
09/200372,176
10/200365,391
11/200357,894
12/200343,614
01/200492,521
02/2004110,669
03/2004154,981
04/2004135,468
05/2004118,726
06/200494,590
07/200492,165
08/200493,246
09/200480,017
10/200475,913
11/200465,135
12/200448,406
01/200593,020
02/2005113,775
03/2005143,048
04/2005140,062
05/2005115,823
06/200590,786
07/200594,954
08/200596,733
09/200593,741
10/200583,557
11/200570,975
12/200552,673
01/2006101,195
02/2006125,046
03/2006160,696
04/2006126,538
05/2006105,450
06/200668,366
07/200659,641
08/200659,751
09/200658,084
10/200660,713
11/200651,594
12/200640,527
01/200771,934
02/200779,268
03/2007114,137
04/2007104,465
05/200788,504
06/200771,338
07/200766,782
08/200759,795
09/200749,581
10/200751,339
11/200742,209
12/200731,802
01/200859,028
02/200873,483
03/200889,770
04/200891,566
05/200869,233
06/200853,854
07/200849,472
08/200848,541
09/200844,708
10/200842,938
11/200832,780
12/200825,947
01/200944,502
02/200949,211
03/200967,342
04/200958,493
05/200950,884
06/200946,044
07/200943,843
08/200943,522
09/200935,359
10/200940,890
11/200932,815
12/200925,034
01/201034,784
02/201042,790
03/201061,361
04/201055,237
05/201047,045
06/201032,955
07/201025,609
08/201026,415
09/201022,796
10/201026,165
11/201022,405
12/201019,429
01/201123,926
02/201128,786
03/201142,014
04/201136,251
05/201131,236
06/201127,166
07/201123,170
08/201124,166
09/201122,863
10/201125,612
11/201123,368
12/201118,983
01/201225,714
02/201231,579
03/201242,218
04/201240,628
05/201236,966
06/201230,669
07/201226,978
08/201227,567
09/201226,591
10/201228,929
11/201227,636
12/201223,243
01/201326,921
02/201335,042
03/201347,293
04/201348,212
05/201343,856
06/201334,436
07/201333,230
08/201333,797
09/201331,802
10/201335,312
11/201331,896
12/201329,528
01/201428,668
02/201436,403
03/201449,596
04/201451,502
05/201460,683
06/201457,862
07/201440,708
08/201431,388
09/201425,825
10/201426,450
11/201424,641
12/201425,019
01/201521,514
02/201524,376
03/201529,791
04/201529,750
05/201531,576
06/201529,303
07/201528,388
08/201530,239
09/201530,286
10/201532,724
11/201532,838
12/201537,014
01/201623,758
02/201626,072
03/201633,316
04/201638,089
05/201640,337
06/201634,450
07/201633,723
08/201637,048
09/201639,501
10/201646,184
11/201647,211
12/201643,251
01/201731,576
02/201718,754
03/201712,195
04/201711,127
05/201714,519
06/201716,087
07/201718,187
08/201722,288
09/201722,537
10/201725,488
11/201729,085
12/201728,995
01/201825,975
02/201826,666
03/201837,390
04/201838,243
05/201840,339
06/201834,089
07/201831,299
08/201837,524
09/201841,486
10/201851,005
11/201851,857
12/201850,751
01/201947,979
02/201966,883
03/201992,833
04/201999,273
05/2019132,856
06/201994,902
07/201971,978
08/201950,684
09/201940,507
10/201935,402
11/201933,524
12/201932,853
01/202029,205
02/202030,077
03/202030,389
04/202016,182
05/202021,593
06/202030,836
07/202038,536
08/202047,283
09/202054,771
10/202069,032
11/202069,169
12/202071,141
01/202175,316
02/202197,643
03/2021169,216
04/2021173,699
05/2021172,654
06/2021178,649
07/2021200,658
08/2021196,514
09/2021185,515
10/2021159,113
11/2021167,015
12/2021170,602
01/2022147,877
02/2022159,170
03/2022211,181
04/2022203,504
05/2022224,370
06/2022192,399
07/2022181,834
08/2022181,774
09/2022207,597
10/2022205,134
11/2022207,680
12/2022222,018
01/2023129,513
02/2023130,521
03/2023163,672
04/2023183,921
05/2023171,382
06/202399,538
07/2023132,642
08/2023181,054
09/2023218,763
10/2023188,749
11/2023191,106
12/2023249,740
01/2024124,215
02/2024140,641
03/2024137,473
04/2024128,895
05/2024117,905
06/202483,532
07/202456,400
08/202458,009
09/202453,858
10/202456,515
11/202446,609
12/202447,320
01/202529,105
02/20258,349
03/20257,179
04/20258,376
05/20258,724
06/20256,066
07/20254,592
08/20256,317
09/20258,386
10/20257,989
11/20257,348
12/20256,478
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Note: Beginning in March 2020, monthly totals combine apprehensions and expulsions into a new category known as encounters. Monthly totals before March 2020 include apprehensions only. Some migrants are encountered more than once.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
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