Question
Where do people encountered at the border come from?
Mexico was the most common citizenship, with 10,257 encounters in August 2026 — 29.8% of the month’s total, according to CBP.
Data retrieved
The figures behind this
| Citizenship | That month | Year to date |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 10,257 | 112,849 |
| Other nationalities | 6,538 | 58,041 |
| China | 3,292 | 27,331 |
| India | 3,066 | 28,618 |
| Canada | 3,052 | 31,811 |
| Guatemala | 1,776 | 16,641 |
| Honduras | 1,257 | 11,914 |
| Philippines | 941 | 17,033 |
| Brazil | 671 | 5,886 |
| Colombia | 667 | 6,574 |
| Ecuador | 478 | 3,817 |
| Venezuela | 418 | 4,591 |
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34,428 August 2026
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2,101 August 2026
Sources
- Nationwide Encounters — U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 19, 2026
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How to cite this page
Cite the page’s address and the date printed on it, and name U.S. Customs and Border Protection as the source of the figures.
American Factbook. “Where do people encountered at the border come from?.” Updated September 19, 2026. https://americanfactbook.org/immigration/where-do-border-crossers-come-from. Source: Nationwide Encounters, https://www.cbp.gov/document/stats/nationwide-encounters.