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Big Bend Border Crossings Plunge 74% in FY2025

8/20/2026

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Customs and Border Protection reported a 74% decline in Big Bend crossings, with apprehensions dropping from 11,823 in FY2023 to 3,096 in FY2025.
The sector runs 517 miles from Sierra Blanca to Sanderson and includes a 118-mile park segment, roughly one-quarter of the border.
In FY2025 the sector’s 3,096 apprehensions—1.3% of the 237,538 total encounters—prompted CBP to plan a wall covering only a small part of the limited park segment.

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Story summary

Customs and Border Protection reported a 74% decline in Big Bend crossings, with apprehensions dropping from 11,823 in FY2023 to 3,096 in FY2025.
The sector runs 517 miles from Sierra Blanca to Sanderson and includes a 118-mile park segment, roughly one-quarter of the border.
In FY2025 the sector’s 3,096 apprehensions—1.3% of the 237,538 total encounters—prompted CBP to plan a wall covering only a small part of the limited park segment.