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Northern Land Border

CBP recorded 6,087 encounters in its Northern Land Border group in August 2026, across 13 sectors and field offices — 17.7% of the 34,428 recorded nationwide.

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August 2026 at a glance

Encounters, August 2026
6,087
Events recorded, not people.
Share of nationwide encounters
17.7%
Of 34,428 recorded nationwide in August 2026.
Change on the prior month
-7.6%
From 6,591 in July 2026.
Change on the same month a year earlier
-11.0%
From 6,837 in August 2025.
Sectors and field offices
13
CBP groups these under Northern Land Border.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
61,670
Summed from the 13 sectors and field offices in this group.

Taken from CBP on September 19, 2026.

Sectors and field offices in this group

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Sectors and field offices CBP groups under Northern Land Border, August 2026
Sector or field officeAugust 2026
Buffalo Field Office2,714
Seattle Field Office2,092
Boston Field Office1,032
Detroit Field Office739
Buffalo Sector208
Detroit Sector152
Portland Field Office125
Swanton Sector87
Havre Sector53
Blaine Sector21
Spokane Sector17
Grand Forks Sector16
Houlton Sector9

Rank is across all sectors and field offices nationwide, not within this group.

Since October 2022

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Encounters CBP grouped under Northern Land Border, by month
MonthEncounters
October 202215,879
November 202213,331
December 202213,390
January 202313,126
February 202313,052
March 202315,790
April 202314,128
May 202316,833
June 202316,618
July 202318,569
August 202319,834
September 202318,852
October 202315,396
November 202314,055
December 202315,364
January 202415,916
February 202414,653
March 202416,368
April 202416,848
May 202418,663
June 202417,700
July 202417,895
August 202418,944
September 202417,127
October 202415,207
November 202412,085
December 202411,631
January 20254,976
February 20254,091
March 20254,472
April 20254,835
May 20255,060
June 20255,822
July 20256,294
August 20256,837
September 20254,436
October 20254,338
November 20253,583
December 20254,176
January 20264,257
February 20263,725
March 20264,333
April 20263,804
May 20264,372
June 20264,952
July 20266,591
August 20266,087

The sectors-reporting column moves when CBP publishes no row for a sector in a month. A sector missing from a month is missing, not zero.

The other groups

Also: every sector and field office ranked and the immigration hub.

Sources

  • Nationwide Encounters — U.S. Customs and Border Protection · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved 2026-09-19
    apps/web/queries/immigration/region_trend.sql

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