Chart: Unaccompanied Children and Families Encountered at the U.S. Border (Border Patrol) 106,657 child and family migrant encounters in August 12-Jan 12-Jul 13-Jan 13-Jul 14-Jan 14-Jul 15-Jan 15-Jul 16-Jan 16-Jul 17-Jan 17-Jul 18-Jan 18-Jul 19-Jan 19-Jul 20-Jan 20-Jul 21-Jan 21-Jul 22-Jan 22-Jul 23-Jan 23-Jul Unaccompanied Children 1465 1446 1259 1635 2077 2755 2703 2541 2071 2118 2289 2044 2333 2392 2218 2260 2986 4120 4206 3985 3384 3607 3718 3550 4181 4344 4327 3706 4845 7176 7701 10578 10620 5499 3138 2426 2519 2610 2858 2118 2385 3126 3273 2943 3833 4182 4638 4485 4943 5604 6757 3089 3092 4209 5162 5594 4750 5026 5767 5699 6704 7346 7187 4405 1910 1041 997 1473 1949 2475 2987 2961 3153 3973 4063 3202 3115 4141 4287 6388 5115 3938 4393 4360 4964 5257 4753 5105 6817 8956 8880 11475 7372 5554 3722 3165 2841 3308 3223 2680 3070 2974 712 966 1603 2426 2998 3756 4687 4475 4852 5688 9263 18716 16900 13878 15022 18681 18492 14180 12625 13745 11704 8607 11779 13892 11857 14420 14929 13003 10993 11539 11654 12780 11829 9034 10418 11853 11062 9443 6736 10041 13549 Family Unit Members 896 848 732 1026 936 1227 1208 925 791 898 918 711 799 776 746 847 923 1310 1384 1315 1250 1651 1907 1947 2414 2786 3311 2286 3281 5752 6511 12772 16330 7405 3296 2301 2162 2415 2891 1622 2041 2782 3087 3861 4042 4503 5159 5273 6025 6471 8973 3143 3050 4451 5620 6783 6627 7569 9353 9609 13115 15588 16139 9300 3123 1126 1118 1580 2322 3389 4631 4191 4836 7016 8119 5654 5475 8873 9648 9485 9449 9258 12760 16658 23116 25164 27507 24188 36530 53204 58713 84486 57358 42543 25049 15824 9721 9006 8595 5161 4610 3455 716 979 1581 1989 2609 3808 4634 4172 4248 7066 19289 53411 48297 40816 50106 76572 79899 62577 41556 43279 49437 30419 25165 34052 37082 51166 44071 42851 39305 44579 46749 49827 60844 25829 25643 33269 46555 45028 31266 60160 93108

Data table

Late on September 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released data about migration at the U.S.-Mexico border during August 2023.

August was the number-one month ever for Border Patrol apprehensions of migrants traveling as members of families. “Family Unit” apprehensions totaled 93,108 last month.

August was the number-12 month ever for Border Patrol apprehensions of unaccompanied migrant children: 13,549 last month.

Add those numbers, and Border Patrol apprehended 106,657 child and family migrants in August 2023, a record.

August was the number-28 month since October 2011 for Border Patrol apprehensions of migrants traveling as single adults: 74,402 last month. Single adult numbers have been dropping since the end of the Title 42 pandemic expulsions policy, which ironically made repeat crossings easier because of less time in custody.