Southern Border Apprehensions 2024. Customs and border protection said that the number of migrant apprehensions between ports of entry in august 2024 was 68% lower than in. Customs and border protection reported 2.3 million migrant apprehensions at the southern border in the last 12 months — surpassing the record.
Southwest border encounters increased to their highest recorded level in fiscal 2021. The border patrol’s encounters in august were 68% lower than august 2023, keeping the border patrol on track to record the lowest number of annual.