Border Update

Border Patrol migrant apprehensions crept slightly upward from July to August. Mexico opens a “mobility corridor” for people with CBP One appointments.

Kamala Harris reiterates support for asylum restrictions and “consequences” for migrants at the border. Panama runs a 4th deportation flight. The CHNV humanitarian parole program is un-suspended.

CBP refuses to reveal the nationalities of terrorism watchlist migrants. The agency issued a directive about handling migrants’ valuables, which often get confiscated or discarded.

Signs of a small increase in migration from post-election Venezuela. 17 Texas National Guard members have died while participating in Operation Lone Star.

Mayorkas signs a migration management agreement with counterparts from Colombia and Panama. Increasing concerns about a post-election wave of migration from Venezuela.

Panama sends another deportation flight while Darién Gap migration drops and Secretary Mayorkas visits Colombia. J.D. Vance dodges questions about whether a second Trump administration would separate families.

Kamala Harris’s convention speech calls for passage of a tough border bill and a pathway to citizenship. Donald Trump visits the border. Panama will send deportation planes to Ecuador, India, and China.

Analysts note tougher border rhetoric at the Democratic Convention. Trump goes to the border in Arizona today. Brazil suspending some Asian visas. Darién Gap migration has fallen.

30 Colombians were deported from the Darién Gap. A record 164 migrant deaths this year in the El Paso Sector. Fentanyl seizures are down.

Democratic Convention language hails asylum ban’s initial reduction of migration. Panama starts US-backed deportation flights from the Darién Gap. Migration is falling faster in Arizona than Texas.