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Big Bend Sector

CBP recorded 161 encounters in the Big Bend Sector in August 2026, rank 31 of 41 sectors and field offices. U.S. Border Patrol records its encounters, and CBP places it in the Southwest Land Border group.

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August 2026 at a glance

Encounters, August 2026
161
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
+64.3%
From 98 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
1,768
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
31 of 41
Among all sectors and field offices CBP reports on.
Component
U.S. Border Patrol
The part of CBP that recorded these encounters.
Encounters in the published file
21,608
Since October 2022.

Taken from CBP on September 19, 2026. CBP revises earlier months when it republishes the file.

Who was encountered

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Encounters in the Big Bend Sector by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults154
Unaccompanied children5
Family unit individuals2

A category CBP recorded no encounters for in this sector does not appear.

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the Big Bend Sector by month
MonthEncounters
October 20221,304
November 20221,523
December 20221,190
January 20231,079
February 2023981
March 20231,200
April 20231,181
May 20231,421
June 2023412
July 2023404
August 2023568
September 2023560
October 2023479
November 2023426
December 2023322
January 2024324
February 2024568
March 2024436
April 2024529
May 2024751
June 2024215
July 2024214
August 2024308
September 2024349
October 2024291
November 2024282
December 2024502
January 2025352
February 2025165
March 2025235
April 2025324
May 2025237
June 2025156
July 2025142
August 2025208
September 2025202
October 2025185
November 2025219
December 2025178
January 2026152
February 2026158
March 2026187
April 2026158
May 2026124
June 2026148
July 202698
August 2026161

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the Big Bend Sector in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
30El Centro Sector200
32Detroit Sector152

Full rankings: sectors and field offices and countries of citizenship. All topics: immigration and the border.

What this page cannot show

  • An encounter is an event. The same person may be encountered more than once, so these are not counts of people.
  • The area of responsibility is the sector or field office that recorded the encounter. It is not where a person entered, and not where they intended to go.
  • CBP revises earlier months when it republishes the file, so a figure is only as current as the snapshot it was drawn from.

Full method at methodology.

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/sector_trend.sql

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