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FY2020-2023 border encounters

The years 2020-2023 saw significant changes in southwest border encounters due to pandemic-era restrictions, Title 42 public-health expulsions, and subsequent policy changes.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How does Title 42 expulsions vs Title 8 removals affect deportation totals year to year?

expulsions are public‑health–based, immediate removals counted as "expulsions" by and tracked separately from Title 8 removals, which are removals under immigration law . Because CBP encounter statist...

Jan 27, 2026

What were monthly Border Patrol apprehension trends from 2009–2016 and how do they compare to later administrations?

apprehensions from 2009–2016 were part of a multi-year decline from the highs of the late 1990s/early 2000s, with fiscal‑2016 totaling roughly 408,870 apprehensions and monthly counts that were far be...