October Sees Record-Breaking Illegal Immigrant Encounters, 12 on Terror Watchlist Apprehended

As seen from an aerial view a U.S. Border Patrol agent supervises immigrants walking into the United States after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on Sept. 30, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The agent had cut coils of razor wire to let them pass through for processing. John Moore/Getty Images

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the highest number of illegal immigrant encounters for any October on record, with 240,988 encounters at the southern border.

The October report showed that total encounters along the southwest border saw an 11 percent decrease from September 2023, which still stands as the record high.