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US Border Encounters 2021-2024

The number of encounters at the US border from 2021 to 2024, including the discrepancy between encounter totals and unique unauthorized entrants.

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Number of illegals entering the US 2021 to 2024

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded more than 10.8 million “encounters” nationwide from the start of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 through the end of FY2024, with over 8.7 million of those at the Sou...