U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded more than nearly a quarter of a million encounters at the southwest land border in the month of November, the agency confirmed Friday, while insisting that authorities stationed along the Mexican frontier need additional support from Congress.
In total, CBP reported 242,418 arrivals at the southern border in November, including 191,113 between ports of entry. The figures represent a modest uptick from the October numbers of 240,988 total and 188,778 between ports of entry.