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Preclearance Field Office

CBP recorded 1,148 encounters in the Preclearance Field Office in August 2026, rank 14 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
1,148
Events recorded, not people.
Change on the prior month
-7.5%
From 1,241 in July 2026.
Fiscal year 2026 to date
13,574
The first 11 months of the fiscal year.
Rank in the latest month
14 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
53,944
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 Preclearance Field Office by CBP demographic category, August 2026
CategoryEncounters
Single adults1,049
Family unit individuals82
Accompanied minors10
Unaccompanied children7

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

Since October 2022

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Encounters in the Preclearance Field Office by month
MonthEncounters
October 20221,042
November 20221,009
December 20221,087
January 20231,062
February 2023966
March 20231,068
April 20231,063
May 20231,115
June 2023997
July 20231,089
August 20231,193
September 20231,205
October 20231,222
November 20231,214
December 20231,185
January 20241,153
February 20241,140
March 20241,334
April 20241,712
May 20241,609
June 20241,281
July 20241,342
August 20241,372
September 20241,430
October 20241,243
November 20241,015
December 2024965
January 20251,011
February 2025979
March 20251,115
April 2025951
May 2025877
June 2025744
July 2025818
August 2025823
September 2025939
October 20251,417
November 20251,333
December 20251,562
January 20261,515
February 20261,137
March 20261,086
April 2026981
May 20261,088
June 20261,066
July 20261,241
August 20261,148

Nearest by volume

Sectors and field offices either side of the Preclearance Field Office in August 2026
RankSector or field officeAugust 2026
13San Diego Field Office1,243
15Miami Field Office1,122

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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