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Southwest border apprehensions reported at 6,073 in January 2026, said to be 93% below 33‑year average

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CBP records confirm 6,073 Southwest border apprehensions in January 2026 and that this figure is 93% lower than the 33‑year monthly average.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited the U.S. southern border in Nogales, Arizona and a northern border round table in Grand Forks, North Dakota on February 4, 2026 to announce DHS data showing a decline in border encounters. DHS and CBP cited January preliminary figures including the ninth consecutive month with no Border Patrol releases, a reported drop in Southwest apprehensions to 6,073, and 34,631 nationwide encounters in January. The department also highlighted plans to replace the Border Patrol’s drone fleet after acquiring 300 small unmanned aircraft systems in FY25.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 6,073 U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the Southwest border in January 2026, described in CBP’s Feb. 4, 2026 media release as the fourth consecutive monthly decline and “93% lower than the monthly average observed from FY1992–FY2024” (a 33‑year span). The CBP statistics dashboard and related CBP media releases corroborate these figures. Verdict: True — official CBP data and CBP’s Feb. 4, 2026 media release support the claim.

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  1. Update · Feb 06, 2026, 05:43 AMTrue
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 6,073 U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the Southwest border in January 2026, described in CBP’s Feb. 4, 2026 media release as the fourth consecutive monthly decline and “93% lower than the monthly average observed from FY1992–FY2024” (a 33‑year span). The CBP statistics dashboard and related CBP media releases corroborate these figures. Verdict: True — official CBP data and CBP’s Feb. 4, 2026 media release support the claim.
  2. Update · Feb 06, 2026, 04:55 AMTrue
    DHS’s Feb. 5, 2026 press release states U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the Southwest border in January 2026 were 6,073, the fourth consecutive monthly decline, and “93% lower than the monthly average observed from FY1992–FY2024 (83,065/month).” CBP’s Southwest Land Border encounters page and DHS/CBP releases report the same January 2026 figure and the 33‑year baseline; 6,073 is ~92.7% below 83,065 (rounded to 93%). Verdict: True — the claim matches official DHS/CBP figures and the cited comparison to the FY1992–FY2024 monthly average.
  3. Original article · Feb 05, 2026
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