Allie Bradley
senior border correspondent
Compared on: Border crossings fell at the southwest border recently
THE CLAIM · NOV 6, 2026
“she has also credited President Trump for bringing illegal crossings down”
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THE RECORD
the southwest border, southwest border encounters (encounters): 443,671 in the 12 months to Sep 2025; 139,983 in the 12 months to Sep 2026 (down 68.4%).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Southwest border encounters, the southwest border · Read
THE RECORD
the southwest border, border patrol apprehensions (southwest) (apprehensions and expulsions between ports): 237,538 in the 12 months to Sep 2025; 98,705 in the 12 months to Sep 2026 (down 58.4%).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Border Patrol apprehensions (southwest), the southwest border · Read
RECORD AGREES
- All border encounters
- down: the 12 months to Sep 2025 to the 12 months to Sep 2026: CBP 443,671 → 139,983 (-68.4%)
- Between ports
- down: the 12 months to Sep 2025 to the 12 months to Sep 2026: CBP 237,538 → 98,705 (-58.4%)
The claim inside it: border crossings fell at the southwest border recently. This card checks that against official data. All 2 measures scored went down, as the claim says. From January 2023 to January 2025, people with CBP One app appointments at ports of entry were counted as Office of Field Operations encounters, within the total; Border Patrol apprehensions between ports do not include them.
