Border encounters dip slightly, but Tucson sector again saw most traffic
A Border Patrol vehicle patrols the border between San Diego and Tijuana in this 2016 file photo. Border Patrol officers encountered 55,224 migrants in the Tucson sector in October of 2023, far outstripping the 38,211 encounters in the Del Rio, Texas, sector and almost 10 times the number seen in the Yuma sector that month. (Photo by Donna Burton/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Border encounters dip slightly, but Tucson sector again saw most traffic
Border Patrol officers encountered 55,224 migrants in the Tucson sector in October, far outstripping the 38,211 encounters in the Del Rio, Texas, sector and almost 10 times the number seen...
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