US Southwest Border Oct. 2020: The Surge Continues

Steve Kopits for the Princeton Policy Advisors reports that, for the month of October, US Customs and Border Protection reported 66,337 apprehensions at the US unsecured southwest border. This is 12,000 higher than the previous month and the highest for October since 2005. For context, October’s apprehensions averaged twice the level for the month during the Obama years. Check out the analysis here.

KJ