Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August

Border Patrol Apprehensions of Illegal Immigrants Rise in August: CBP

Apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border rose to 107,503 in August, up from 104,101 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Border Patrol arrested 58,038 illegal immigrants between ports of entry along the southwest border in August, compared to 56,399 the previous month. However, it marks a 68 percent drop from the 181,054 arrests made in August 2023, CBP data show. CBP’s Office of Field Operations…

Arrests at southern border rose slightly in August

Arrests at the southern border ticked up last month for the first time since the rollout of a new Biden administration policy limiting access to asylum. The Border Patrol made about 58,000 arrests between ports of entry in August, a figure that hovers near all-time lows but is also a 3 percent jump over the…

Nearly 530,000 migrants came to US 'legally,' paroled into US under controversial Biden program: CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its latest statistics Monday, showing nearly 530,000 migrants flew into the U.S. and were paroled into the country as part of the Biden administration’s controversial mass parole program for those migrating from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV).The August report includes data after the Department of Homeland Security resumed processing new Advance Travel Authorizations (ATAs) in the pa…

Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming out

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August, authorities said Monday, ending a stretch of five straight months of declines and signaling that flows may be leveling off. The Border Patrol made 58,038 arrests on the Mexican border during the month, hovering near four-year lows but up 2.9% from 56,399 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The total was in line with preliminary esti…

Border arrests rose slightly in August; Encounters at ports of entry hold steady

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- U.S. Border Patrol arrests along the Southwest border rose slightly from July to August but remained among the Biden administration's lowest. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Monday afternoon, border agents had 58,038 encounters between ports of entry in August, up from 56,399 in July. Border arrests between ports of entry along the Southwest border in Fiscal Year 2024. (CBP) Border…