Announcement from Customs & Border Protection: 

Here's one way to look at the border numbers: 

Different storylines have swirled about what's happening at the U.S. Southwest border - here's what the numbers show.

172,000 persons attempting entry along the Southwest border

" - highest single-month number in modern data collection (2012). Perspective: second highest - 144,000+ in May 2019. 

71% increase over the previous month, February 2021. 

U.S. govt. expelled 103,900 people (citing a provision re: public health safety during a pandemic); 28% had been expelled once before.

 in recent data records (2010). Perspective:

 the second highest was in May 2019: 11,800+.

U.S. govt. has repeatedly stated border “encounters” have increased since last April. 

Border encounters (for single adults, minors, etc.) dramatically dropped in March-April 2020 w/the border closing due to the pandemic. 

Encounters last April: 17,100+. Dec. 2020: 74,000+. March 2021: 172,000+

The U.S. govt. says numbers have increased because of "violence, natural disasters, food insecurity, and poverty in Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries of Central America." According to available data, this is the largest monthly number of border encounters in history.

Current Events

Border Data March 2021

Announcement from Customs & Border Protection: CLICK HERE 

Here's one way to look at the border numbers: CLICK HERE

Quick. Concise. Nonpartisan.

Jenna