# Encounters
Mark Hake
US Border "Encounters" Are Now Over 2.7 Million, up 49% YoY
On Sept. 14, the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) division reported alarming numbers relating to what it calls "encounters." These "encounters" relate to people that the CBP has processed at the border on a nationwide basis. Most of these are illegal alien entries into the U.S.
2022-09-20