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El Paso Sector

CBP recorded 1,497 encounters in the El Paso Sector in August 2026, rank 8 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
1,497
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
-2.1%
From 1,529 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
15,791
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
8 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
746,529
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 Paso Sector by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults1,370
Unaccompanied children91
Family unit individuals36

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

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the El Paso Sector by month
MonthEncounters
October 202253,318
November 202253,529
December 202255,769
January 202330,038
February 202332,911
March 202340,103
April 202342,552
May 202326,172
June 202313,231
July 202316,466
August 202325,234
September 202338,148
October 202322,106
November 202322,409
December 202333,967
January 202417,515
February 202423,919
March 202430,421
April 202430,397
May 202423,478
June 202414,511
July 202411,614
August 202413,258
September 202412,507
October 202410,802
November 20249,710
December 20248,598
January 20254,871
February 20252,109
March 20251,628
April 20251,958
May 20252,011
June 20251,631
July 20251,096
August 20251,304
September 20251,447
October 20251,385
November 20251,265
December 20251,191
January 20261,040
February 20261,261
March 20261,220
April 20261,614
May 20261,877
June 20261,912
July 20261,529
August 20261,497

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the El Paso Sector in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
7Tucson Sector1,528
9Miami Sector1,377

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

El Paso Sector encounters, August 2026