San Diego Sector Border Patrol reports dramatic reduction in apprehensions to start fiscal year 2026
CBP - Press Release
Release Date: Mon, 12/22/2025
SAN DIEGO — With the official release of statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector reported a significant reduction in illegal border crossings.
Through the first two months of the new fiscal year, the sector has recorded 1,793 apprehensions. This figure represents a 93% decrease over the same period from one year prior, when the sector had already recorded 24,735 apprehensions. This low level of activity has not been seen in the sector since the 1960s.
Chief Patrol Agent Justin De La Torre attributes the success to a combination of factors, beginning with stronger border security policies. He noted that ending the practice of releasing people into the U.S. who illegally entered has been a game changer.
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