It’s hard to tell for sure, because reporting is very partial. But it seems like the rapid July-September increase in the number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has leveled off, or could even be receding slightly.
That is the murky picture that emerges when gleaning data from Border Patrol sector chiefs’ social media accounts and from the City of El Paso. See for yourself below.
If accurate, this may owe more to Mexico cracking down on in-transit migration than to any important change in migration along the U.S.-bound route. September numbers were steady in Panama and grew sharply in Honduras.
Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector (Texas):
- September 16-17: 2,154 migrant apprehensions/day (4,308)
- September 23-24: 2,500/day (5,000)
- September 30-October 1: 1,952/day (3,904)
- October 7-9: 1,859/day (5,578)
Tucson Sector (Arizona):
- September 8-14: 1,857/day (13,000)
- September 15-21: 1,571/day (11,000)
- September 22-28: 1,714/day (12,000)
- September 30-October 6: 1,856/day (12,992)
El Paso Sector (Texas-New Mexico); all data from El Paso municipal dashboard
- Week 37 of 2023 (September 11-17): 1,170/day
- Week 38 of 2023 (September 18-24): 1,637/day
- Week 39 of 2023 (September 25-October 1): 1,333/day
- Week 40 of 2023 (October 2-8): 1,162/day
- Week 41 of 2023 (October 9-15): 909/day
San Diego Sector (California):
- September 13-19: 920/day (6,439)
- September 20-26: 895/day (6,264)
- October 4-10: 1,091/day (7,635)
Yuma Sector (Arizona-California):
- September 10-16: 186/day (“more than 1,300”)
- September 17-23: 186/day (“more than 1,300”)
- September 24-30: 200/day (“more than 1,400”)
- October 1-7: 186/day (“more than 1,300”)