Number of Criminals Caught Entering US Illegally Each Month Sets Record: CBP

If the trend continues, a record level of more than 17,000 criminals will have been caught crossing the border illegally this fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

A group of more than 1,000 illegal immigrants walks toward a U.S. Border Patrol field processing center after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

The number of people with criminal convictions caught entering the United States illegally per month so far this fiscal year has risen to a record high, data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show.

A total of 13,130 criminal illegal aliens have been arrested after crossing the U.S. border unlawfully since the current fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2023, according to CBP data. That is an average of 1,459 criminal illegal aliens per month, the highest monthly average of any year on record.