How Many Illegal Crossings Since 2024. How many border encounters occur each year? Authorities admitted 45,770 people at land crossings with mexico in december through an online appointment system called cbp one, bringing the total to more than 413,000 since it was introduced a year ago.
Greece, italy, and spain have all experienced large numbers of unauthorised arrivals by sea since 2014, with numbers fluctuating over time. Updated 19 may 2024 the home office says it is “unacceptable” that almost 10,000 people have arrived in the uk after crossing the english channel in small boats this year.