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El Centro Sector

CBP recorded 200 encounters in the El Centro Sector in August 2026, rank 30 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
200
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
-3.8%
From 208 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
2,130
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
30 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
74,817
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 El Centro Sector by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults187
Unaccompanied children10
Family unit individuals3

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

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the El Centro Sector by month
MonthEncounters
October 20227,316
November 20227,024
December 20229,759
January 20234,563
February 20233,495
March 20234,448
April 20233,349
May 20234,041
June 20231,680
July 20231,458
August 20231,458
September 20231,979
October 20232,049
November 20231,788
December 20232,222
January 20241,127
February 20241,209
March 20241,712
April 20241,366
May 20241,714
June 20241,199
July 2024872
August 20241,088
September 20241,138
October 20241,454
November 20241,028
December 2024790
January 2025548
February 2025101
March 2025125
April 2025133
May 2025129
June 202576
July 202577
August 202583
September 202589
October 2025171
November 2025132
December 2025156
January 2026195
February 2026196
March 2026264
April 2026203
May 2026210
June 2026195
July 2026208
August 2026200

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the El Centro Sector in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
29Buffalo Sector208
31Big Bend Sector161

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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