Migrant encounters at southern border near quarter of a million in November: CBP

Migrant encounters at the southern border neared a quarter of a million in November, according to data released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Friday. 

The agency reported 242,418 migrant encounters in November, up from October’s 240,986 recorded encounters, but down from September’s record of 269,735 encounters. 

“CBP continues to execute its important mission to protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity by implementing operational plans, surging personnel and decompressing areas along the southwest border while processing and vetting migrants who are encountered humanely, safely, and efficiently, consistent with our laws,” Troy A. Miller, a senior official for the CBP, said in a Friday statement on the data.