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New Orleans Sector

CBP recorded 118 encounters in the New Orleans Sector in August 2026, rank 34 of 41 sectors and field offices. U.S. Border Patrol records its encounters, and CBP places it in the Other group.

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August 2026 at a glance

Encounters, August 2026
118
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
-18.1%
From 144 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
2,361
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
34 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
5,343
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 New Orleans Sector by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults116
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 New Orleans Sector by month
MonthEncounters
October 202257
November 202234
December 202228
January 202357
February 202339
March 202345
April 202357
May 202329
June 202341
July 202330
August 202349
September 202319
October 202339
November 202326
December 202323
January 202416
February 202440
March 202450
April 202484
May 2024102
June 2024111
July 202486
August 202473
September 202480
October 2024109
November 202483
December 202482
January 2025103
February 2025148
March 2025166
April 2025209
May 2025150
June 2025172
July 2025120
August 2025229
September 2025196
October 2025292
November 2025197
December 2025150
January 2026196
February 2026176
March 2026290
April 2026285
May 2026286
June 2026227
July 2026144
August 2026118

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the New Orleans Sector in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
33Portland Field Office125
35Swanton Sector87

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

New Orleans Sector encounters, August 2026