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Houston Field Office

CBP recorded 1,635 encounters in the Houston Field Office in August 2026, rank 6 of 41 sectors and field offices. Office of Field Operations records its encounters, and CBP places it in the Other group.

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August 2026 at a glance

Encounters, August 2026
1,635
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
+10.6%
From 1,478 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
24,481
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
6 of 41
Among all sectors and field offices CBP reports on.
Component
Office of Field Operations
The part of CBP that recorded these encounters.
Encounters in the published file
207,095
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 Houston Field Office by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults1,462
Family unit individuals157
Accompanied minors15
Unaccompanied children1

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

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the Houston Field Office by month
MonthEncounters
October 20225,414
November 20226,052
December 20226,120
January 20236,108
February 20235,850
March 20236,769
April 20236,589
May 20236,549
June 20236,255
July 20236,348
August 20236,819
September 20236,212
October 20236,208
November 20235,534
December 20235,900
January 20245,465
February 20245,397
March 20245,982
April 20245,799
May 20245,771
June 20245,930
July 20245,795
August 20245,215
September 20244,517
October 20244,228
November 20244,455
December 20243,940
January 20253,671
February 20253,243
March 20253,258
April 20253,261
May 20253,488
June 20252,750
July 20253,112
August 20252,506
September 20252,104
October 20252,370
November 20252,369
December 20252,653
January 20262,940
February 20261,855
March 20262,308
April 20262,241
May 20262,687
June 20261,945
July 20261,478
August 20261,635

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the Houston Field Office in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
5Los Angeles Field Office1,797
7Tucson Sector1,528

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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