The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions last year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high.

Last month, CBP also saw the highest daily crossings on record at the southwest border, at times eclipsing 12,000 per day. However, officials said the number of crossings often fluctuates.

Based on prototypes analyzed in 2017, DHS had adopted a 30-ft-high steel bollard wall design. But the Washington Post and other media have reported breaches of the new wall by border crossers.

So far in February, about 359 illegal migrants per day have been caught across the entire southern border — down more than 90% from February 2024, according leaked Customs and Border Patrol data.

The prior record was set in 2000, according to the Border Patrol. The U.S. Border Patrol arrested migrants more times in the past year than in any other fiscal year in recorded history, according ...

December broke records for migrant encounters at the southern border, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Friday, as it released numbers showing that there were a record 302,000 ...

The fire that killed at least 39 migrants in Ciudad Juárez revealed how border towns are struggling with record levels of migration — and U.S. border policies that push more people back to Mexico.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who was tasked with overseeing immigration policy for an administration that saw record increases in illegal border crossings, now says she would put her record on ...

Donald. J. Trump made the border a central focus of his 2016 campaign. As president, he relied on cruelty and fear to deter migrants from the United States.