Customs and Border Protection
CBP collects individual-level data on every person it arrests or expels at the border as well as on every person who arrives at a port of entry whom it deems inadmissible (most frequently asylum seekers). Border arrest data are collected by the Border Patrol; inadmissible arrivals data are collected by the Office of Field Operations. CBP maintains a detailed FOIA library with these datasets and others.
Data for 2025
The most recent release of data is from June 2025 for apprehensions and August 2025 for people deemed inadmissible at the border. We are actively seeking more recent updates, including for encounters.
WarningInconsistencies in inadmissibles data in 2025
CBP posted several datasets of people deemed inadmissible at the border, covering overlapping periods of FY 2025. The counts of the number of people deemed inadmissible by week differ substantially between releases. We are seeking clarification, and urge caution in using these data until the discrepancies are resolved.
Historical data archive
We post below historical data that CBP produced either in response to FOIA requests or proactively in its FOIA reading room.