2023 ended with more migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border than any month on record

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February 15, 2024

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023

2023 ended with more migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border than any month on record

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2023 ended with more migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border than any month on record

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Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023
Use of Title 42 began during coronavirus pandemic and ended in May 2023
A growing share of migrant encounters involve people traveling in families
Most border encounters now involve people from countries other than Mexico and Northern Triangle

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