U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported an unprecedented number of migrant encounters at the border between Canada and the United States from last October through July of this year.
There were 19,498 migrant encounters recorded between border posts along the northern border for the 10-month period between October 2023 and July 2024, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics.
An “encounter” is recorded in the CBP database when border patrol agents discover an individual who has unlawfully crossed the border into the U.S. at locations other than official border crossings.
Of the eight sectors patrolled, the Swanton Sector had by far the largest number of encounters. Swanton, which runs along Quebec’s border with New York and Vermont, had 15,612 encounters. The Blain Sector between British Columbia and Washington had the second highest count at 2,278….