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U.S. SOUTHWEST BORDER

Watchlist & terrorism-related encounters

CBP encounter records at the U.S.–Mexico land border.

CBP’s current table covers terrorism-related records, which may include the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS). It does not supply a separate TSDS-only count. These figures are not confirmed terrorists, convictions or successful entries.
All nationalities · OFO

At land ports of entry

Southwest border · FY2019–FY2025

4,358
Encounter records
Selected completed-year total · FY2019–FY2025

Sum of published annual counts, not unique people. Partial-year data are excluded. Fiscal years run October 1–September 30.

This table includes U.S. citizens. CBP does not explain the large FY2025 increase or establish that historical figures have the same scope. The counts are shown as published; a growth rate is not calculated.
Completed fiscal-year encounter records, Southwest border, all nationalities at ports.
Fiscal yearEncounter records
FY2019280
FY202072
FY2021103
FY202267
FY202380
FY202452
FY20253,704
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Data 2019–2025 · Source retrieved 19 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Published Not stated · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026

Source period: 2018-10-01–2026-08-31

Release schedule: Monthly; completed fiscal years and current fiscal year to date.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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PARTIAL FISCAL YEAR

FY2026 through August · partial year

All nationalities at ports · Southwest border

11,283
Encounter records
October 1, 2025–August 31, 2026

This is a fiscal-year-to-date count. It is not included in the selected completed-year total and should not be compared with a full year as a growth rate.

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Data 2026 · Source retrieved 19 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Published Not stated · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026

Source period: 2018-10-01–2026-08-31

Release schedule: Monthly; completed fiscal years and current fiscal year to date.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →

What these records measure

The Office of Field Operations (OFO) counts encounters at land ports for all nationalities, including U.S. citizens. U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) counts encounters between ports for non-U.S. citizens. These populations are kept separate.

An encounter records a border enforcement interaction. A terrorism-related record at the time of encounter does not establish a terrorism conviction or entry into the United States. CBP explicitly notes that port totals can contain repeated encounters with the same individual.

The current source describes terrorism-related records that may include TSDS records. Its wording does not establish a consistent TSDS-only definition across historical years. The original page is preserved so the figures and definitions can be checked together.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CBP Enforcement Statistics · Terrorist Screening Data Set Encounters

Original source ↗ · Retrieved 2026-09-19