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Illegal Chinese Migration to the U.S. Surges via Mexico

by Eric Olander
2023 data through August. Data includes both encounters by Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection at and between Chart via The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The number of Chinese nationals illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico is surging, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Last year, the total number of undocumented Chinese nationals that were apprehended at the border was less than 5,000, a quarter of the total that’s been stopped so far this year.

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