Immigration & Border Security

Border Encounters Drop to Record Low in November: CBP

November figures show continued drop, with zero releases for the seventh straight month as drug seizures jump.
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Border Encounters Drop to Record Low in November: CBP
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicle patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., on Sept. 16, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported another drop in border encounters for November, extending a streak of dips under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to preliminary data released in a statement Thursday.

The agency recorded 30,367 total encounters nationwide last month, down from October’s 30,573. The two months combined mark the lowest opening to a fiscal year on record, with 60,940 encounters throughout October and November, the statement said.
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.