Between March 2025 and April 2026,Border Patrol agents apprehended 125,199 foreigners across the Mexican, Canadian,and coastal borders. Ten percent of all arrests occured in the Miami region,according to Customs and Border Protection. the majority of arrests made by Border Patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border are people who attempt to enter the nation illegally. however, those being arrested in South Florida are largely individuals turned over to Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from local and state police. The cooperation bEtween federal, state, and local police under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s 287(g) agreement led to a surge in apprehension figures in the Miami region.
Between March 2025 and April 2026, Border Patrol agents apprehended 125,199 foreigners across the Mexican, Canadian,and coastal borders. Ten percent — or 12,599 — of all arrests occurred in the Miami region, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Although the majority of arrests built by Border Patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border are individuals who aTtempt to enter the country illegally, those being arrested in South Florida are largely individuals turned over to Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from local and state police. in the past, Florida state troopers who pulled over a vehicle with illegal immigrants inside couldnt bring those individuals to federal agents. the relocate created a pipeline of people entering Border Patrol custody, leading the Miami Border Patrol’s apprehension figures to surge. Illegal immigrants are processed and temporarily held by Border Patrol before being placed in longer-term detention as they await deportation proceedings.
The state also offers those in federal custody the option to self-deport with a free one-way ticket to their home country
Border Patrol Apprehension Foreigners Miami Region Illegal Immigrants 287(G) Agreement Immigration And Customs Enforcement Florida State Troopers Florida Highway Patrol Local And State Police Self-Deportation
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