Following its usual pattern, activity along the southwest border was a little slower in January than it was in December, according to numbers released by Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) on Feb. 27.
CBP apprehended 31,575 people who illegally crossed the southwest border in January—a 27 percent drop compared to December (43,254).
Apprehensions are an indicator of total attempts to cross the border illegally, according to CPB.
The agency also saw a 28 percent decrease in individuals deemed inadmissible to enter the United States at the ports of entry along the same border. In January, 10,899 people were deemed inadmissible, compared to 15,177 in December and 16,153 in November.
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