Border Crossings In 2024 Compared To 2024. Border patrol made 23,721 arrests between october 2023 and september 2024, compared with 10,021 the previous 12 months. Presidential race amid questions about the pace of illegal border crossings and candidate track records.
Of the 2.9 million nationwide encounters in fy2024, nearly half were at ports of entry, while only 15 percent of nationwide encounters were at ports of entry in fy2021. Among cbp’s 176,205 total southwest border encounters in january 2024, encounters with single adults decreased by 35% compared to december 2023, encounters.