(The Center Square) - More than 525,000 illegal border crossers were reported in California in fiscal 2024, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.

This excludes those who illegally entered and evaded capture, known as gotaways. CBP doesn't publicly report gotaway data. The Center Square first reported gotaway data in 2021 after obtaining it from a Border Patrol agent. In fiscal 2023, there were over 101,000 gotaways reported in California's two sectors and nearly 413,000 apprehensions, The Center Square exclusively reported.

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