Enforcement encounters are events. They are not a count of unique people.
FY 2024 · CBP Southwest land border encounter events
Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.
Published 1 Oct 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026
Source period: 2020-10-01–2024-09-30
Release schedule: Monthly.
Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.
How updates are checked →2024-09 · CBP Southwest land border encounter events
Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.
Published 1 Oct 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026
Source period: 2020-10-01–2024-09-30
Release schedule: Monthly.
Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.
How updates are checked →Between ports of entry · non-U.S. citizens
FY2025 · completed fiscal year
FY2026 through August · partial year
CBP’s current definition covers terrorism-related records, which may include the terrorist watchlist. Encounters are not a count of confirmed terrorists or successful entries.
