300k monthly encounters

Record 302,000

encounters in

December 2023

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300k monthly encounters

Record 302,000

encounters in

December 2023

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300k monthly encounters

Record 302,000 encounters

in December 2023

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Record 302,000 encounters

in December 2023

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Record 302,000 encounters

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Record 302,000 encounters

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Guardian graphic. Source: US Customs and Border Protection. Note: In March 2020 apprehensions and explusions were combined into a new category called encounters. Before March 2020 totals only included apprehensions.