U.S. Efforts to Manage Western Hemisphere Migration Flows

Abstract

In FY2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement encounters at the Southwest border reached 2.5 million. CBP reports that those persons encountered were either placed into removal proceedings under Title 8of the U.S. Code, where they could potentially seek asylum or related relief, or expelled from the United States under Title 42 for public health reasons. Encounters initially fell after the end of COVID-19-related border entry restrictions in May 2023 but have increased steadily since June 2023. FY2023 marked the first time the majority of migrants originated from outside Mexico and Central America, with more than 408,000 migrants traveling from South America through Panama's dangerous Darin Gap jungle between January and September 2023.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 2023
Accession Number
AD1216752

Entities

People

  • Clair R Seelke
  • Peter J. Meyer
  • Shelby B Senger

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Border Security
  • Central America
  • Congress
  • Costa Rica
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • El Salvador
  • Governments
  • Hemispheres
  • Homeland Security
  • Immigration Control
  • Law
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • South America
  • United States
  • United States Government

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