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Buffalo Sector

CBP recorded 208 encounters in the Buffalo Sector in August 2026, rank 29 of 41 sectors and field offices. U.S. Border Patrol records its encounters, and CBP places it in the Northern Land Border group.

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August 2026 at a glance

Encounters, August 2026
208
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
-20.6%
From 262 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
1,947
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
29 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
4,111
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 Buffalo Sector by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults208

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

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the Buffalo Sector by month
MonthEncounters
October 202210
November 202219
December 202216
January 20238
February 202340
March 202314
April 202327
May 202333
June 202317
July 202351
August 202341
September 202310
October 202332
November 202331
December 202331
January 202438
February 202443
March 202432
April 202413
May 202460
June 202436
July 202458
August 202444
September 202440
October 202465
November 202437
December 202447
January 202553
February 2025100
March 2025104
April 2025136
May 2025107
June 2025207
July 2025169
August 2025176
September 2025219
October 2025173
November 2025170
December 2025117
January 2026137
February 2026134
March 2026201
April 2026174
May 2026197
June 2026174
July 2026262
August 2026208

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the Buffalo Sector in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
28New Orleans Field Office214
30El Centro Sector200

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

Data retrieved

Buffalo Sector encounters, August 2026