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| Figure/Metric | Value | Source | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Border Encounters (April 2026) | 12,836 | CBP / Macrobond | Latest confirmed monthly total before May dip. |
| Southwest Border Encounters (May 2026) | 5,433 | Reforma / CBP | Record low month; sets the baseline for June. |
| Cumulative Encounters (Jan-May 2026) | 49,397 | Wikipedia / News | Indicates a sustained low-volume regime. |
| Mexican Security Personnel (World Cup) | 100,000 | Country Data Summary | Massive deterrent force deployed during the forecast month. |
| Laredo Sector Increase (April 2026) | 98% YoY | CBP / News | Indicates localized surges despite national decline. |
| World Cup Security Investment | >$1 Billion | USA Today | High level of federal resources allocated to border/stadium security. |
The U.S. Southwest Land Border has experienced extreme volatility over the past five years. Encounters peaked in December 2023 at 305,608, driven by post-pandemic migration surges and various humanitarian parole programs. Following the 2025 change in administration, the U.S. implemented more restrictive policies, leading to a precipitous decline in encounters. Total annual encounters dropped from over 2.5 million in 2023 to under 180,000 in 2025. By early 2026, monthly totals stabilized in the 9,000 to 13,000 range, representing the lowest levels in over three decades. Historical seasonality typically shows migration peaking in the spring months (March/April) and declining as summer heat intensifies in June and July. For instance, in 2024, encounters dropped 30% between May and June. The 2026 context is unique due to the coordination between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada for the FIFA World Cup, which has integrated tournament security with national border enforcement.
My analysis for June 2026 Southwest Land Border encounters is primarily anchored in the dramatic shift toward a low-volume regime observed since early 2025. According to the most recent data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Macrobond, the border has transitioned from averaging over 200,000 monthly encounters in late 2023 to a range generally between 9,000 and 13,000 for much of the 2026 fiscal year. Specifically, April 2026 saw 12,836 encounters, while preliminary reports for May 2026 indicate a further sharp drop to 5,433.
The forecast for June involves weighing three primary factors: seasonal trends, the impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and potential mean reversion. Historically, June has shown a consistent seasonal decline from May (e.g., falling 25% in 2025 and 30% in 2024). However, the unprecedentedly low figure in May 2026 suggests that the market may have reached a temporary floor, making a complete 25% reduction from that level unlikely. Instead, I anticipate a modest normalization back toward the early 2026 baseline.
The FIFA World Cup, which began on June 11, 2026, introduces conflicting variables. On one hand, Mexico has deployed 100,000 security personnel to manage the tournament, and the U.S. has invested over $1 billion in enhanced security, including advanced drone-jamming and robotic surveillance. This massive security presence serves as a significant deterrent to irregular migration. On the other hand, the surge of millions of foreign visitors through ports of entry may increase the number of “Title 8 inadmissibles” (individuals denied entry at ports), which are counted in the total encounter statistics.
Furthermore, while national trends are down, sector-level data from June 2026 news reports indicate significant pressure in specific areas. The Laredo sector saw a 98% year-over-year increase in April, and the Rio Grande Valley saw a 34% increase. The redeployment of 200 federal agents to Laredo in late April 2026 highlights that the administration is actively responding to local surges.
Combining these factors, my most likely prediction is 9,990 encounters. This value reflects a stabilization above the May trough, acknowledging the seasonal downward pressure and World Cup deterrents, while accounting for the reporting of inadmissibles at ports of entry and the localized increases in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley sectors. The 50% HDI of 9,990 to 11,070 covers the likely scenario where the administration successfully maintains a “closed border” posture while managing high-volume legal travel during the World Cup.
Question: what will CBP’s reported Southwest Land Border Encounters total be for June 2026 (the all-CBP metric = USBP southwest apprehensions + OFO Title‑8 inadmissibles)? Forecasters agree the resolution is an all-component total, so you must model June as USBP monthly apprehensions plus an OFO port-of-entry remainder (recent OFO remainders ~3.0–3.9k). Relevant anchors: March ~11.7k and April ~12.8k all‑CBP, recent USBP runs ~8–9k, but the closest same‑regime June analogue (June 2025) was only 9,036 and seasonality/enforcement changes point to possible June weakness. A politically framed June 10 report of “just over 200/day” is ambiguous but—if referring mainly to USBP—would imply ~6k USBP and therefore push totals toward or below the question’s 9,990 lower bound once OFO is added; conversely, April‑level persistence would put totals above ~13k. Teams largely agree on separating USBP and OFO, placing substantial mass on a below‑range outcome, a central in‑range band around ~10–12.5k, and a smaller upper tail requiring an April‑like rebound.
Forecast: Probability distribution:
Key evidence from the team suggests (a) encounters have been far below the 2021–2023 regime, but (b) there was a meaningful spring 2026 rise. Forecaster 2 cited concrete recent anchors (June 2025 total 9,036; January 2026 total 9,726; and April 2026 total 12,836, plus rising “between ports” apprehensions), which makes a June 2026 outcome in the 12k–13k neighborhood plausible, with some chance of exceeding 13,010 if late-spring dynamics persist or if port-related inadmissibles rise with World Cup travel.
Against that, Forecasters 1 and 3 emphasize seasonality (summer heat tends to reduce attempted crossings) and policy deterrence, supporting a pullback from spring highs and keeping substantial mass in the 10k–12.5k region.
Synthesizing: I place the median above F1/F3 (to reflect the cited April 2026 level and spring momentum) but below F2 (to reflect likely June seasonality and uncertainty about whether April was a temporary peak). I also include non-trivial open-above mass (percentiles > 13,010) while keeping a smaller open-below tail (percentiles < 9,990), since a drop back toward ~9–10k remains plausible given prior-year June and potential heat effects.
An amateur forecast would likely (i) anchor on a single month (e.g., April 2026) and extrapolate linearly, or (ii) anchor on last year’s June and ignore the 2026 spring rise, and often would incorrectly “clip” to the 9,990–13,010 range rather than expressing open-tail risk. This forecast improves by combining multiple cited anchors (June 2025, Jan 2026, Apr 2026), incorporating seasonality, and explicitly representing meaningful probability of exceeding the upper bound via past-bound percentiles. Confidence in improvement is moderate: the largest remaining uncertainty is whether May–June 2026 maintained April’s elevated level.
Forecast rationale (numeric):
— Iteration 1 — Across the forecasts, the core view is that June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters will remain in a historically low range, with a central expectation around 11,300–11,500 encounters. The models anchor heavily on the idea that the Trump-era enforcement regime has already pushed encounters down sharply versus 2024, and absent a major policy change, counts should stay suppressed.
Overall, the collective reasoning points to a stable, low-encounter month near 11.4k, with uncertainty concentrated in unexpected shocks rather than normal seasonal variation.
— Iteration 2 — Overall, the forecasts converge on a low-11,000s expectation for June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters, with most of the reasoning anchored by a recent historically low regime and a bounded range around roughly 10,000–13,000.
The collective reasoning supports a forecast of continued low encounters in June 2026, with the most plausible outcome in the low-to-mid 11,000 range, and with uncertainty mainly reflecting the possibility of sudden but unmodeled shifts rather than a strong expected trend change.
— Iteration 3 — Across the forecasts, there is strong agreement that June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters will remain in the low five digits, with a central estimate around roughly 11,000–11,500. The main anchor is the reported early-2026 low-enforcement / low-encounter regime, described as a “50-year low” environment, which keeps the forecast well below historic high-flow periods.
Overall, the forecasts converge on a stable, low-five-digit June total with slight upward seasonal and event-related risk, but no expectation of a major deviation from the suppressed early-2026 baseline.
Summary of Forecasting Rationales
The rationales across all samples forecast the June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters by weighing strict U.S. enforcement baselines, seasonal weather deterrents, and the unique, conflicting impacts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
1. Aggressive Enforcement Baseline Forecasters universally agree that border encounters will remain at historic, multi-decade lows. This baseline is driven by the administration’s stringent enforcement posture—specifically “zero releases,” immediate deportations, the reinstatement of “Remain in Mexico,” and the elimination of CBP One app asylum appointments.
2. The Seasonal “Summer Drop” A strong consensus exists regarding the natural deterrence of the summer climate. Moving from the spring months into June, extreme and lethal heat across the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts historically causes a steep drop in unauthorized crossing attempts. Forecasters expect this weather deterrent to heavily depress U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) apprehensions between official ports of entry.
3. The FIFA World Cup Effect The co-hosting of the World Cup introduces massive logistical and security disruptions that exert opposing pressures on the encounter data:
Conclusion Ultimately, the rationales synthesize these factors into a balanced expectation: the profound suppression of unauthorized crossings—driven by intense summer heat, rigid U.S. border policies, and Mexican World Cup militarization—will largely offset the anticipated bureaucratic bump in inadmissible tourists turned away at official checkpoints. Tail risks primarily account for unforeseen legal rulings restarting asylum processing or unexpected chaos at POEs.
Question: How many Southwest Land Border Encounters will U.S. Customs and Border Patrol report for June 2026? Final Prediction: Probability distribution:
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Forecaster 1: Probability distribution:
Forecaster 2: Probability distribution:
The research summarizes that under the Trump administration an enforcement-first “zero releases” policy has been in place for 12 consecutive months as of May 2026, driving Southwest Land Border encounters to multi-decade lows. Monthly U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions at the Southwest border show a modest spring bump but remain low: ~6,070 (Jan 2026), 6,603 (Feb 2026), 8,268 (Mar 2026), and 8,943 (Apr 2026). The report emphasizes the difference between USBP apprehensions and the CBP “Encounters” metric (which combines USBP apprehensions and OFO inadmissibles at ports of entry); for Oct 2025–Mar 2026 there were 42,757 apprehensions and 20,975 inadmissibles (total 63,732), averaging about 10,622 encounters per month. As a baseline, monthly Southwest Land Border encounters under the current administration have typically been in the 10,000–15,000 range, much lower than late-2023 peaks under the prior administration.
Seasonality and a major international event complicate a June 2026 forecast: migration traditionally falls sharply in June/July due to desert heat, suggesting a lower June apprehension count, but the 2026 FIFA World Cup (hosted across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada) could force CBP to reallocate resources to ports of entry and produce a spike in “inadmissibles,” potentially offsetting declines in desert apprehensions. Forecasting caveats and resolution rules are reiterated: the authoritative source is the CBP Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker, CBP releases are typically delayed 15–45 days (April 2026 data announced around May 15), and forecasts must target the aggregate Encounters metric rather than only apprehensions or nationwide figures.
Sources used: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters https://polymarket.com (also referenced: CBP data releases/press and news coverage of the administration’s border policies)
Here is a comprehensive rundown to assist your forecasting on the June 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Southwest Land Border Encounters.
Under the Trump administration, border policies have shifted dramatically toward an enforcement-first approach, characterized by a “zero releases” policy that has been in effect for 12 consecutive months as of May 2026 [13][17]. This has driven Southwest Land Border encounters to their lowest levels in over 50 years [4].
Recent CBP data on U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions (which make up the majority of total “encounters”) at the Southwest border show a slight spring seasonal bump, but numbers remain historically low:
It is crucial to differentiate between apprehensions and encounters. The CBP metric for Southwest Land Border Encounters combines U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Apprehensions (between ports of entry) and Office of Field Operations (OFO) Inadmissibles (at official ports of entry) [1][2]. In the first half of Fiscal Year 2026 (October 2025 – March 2026), there were 42,757 apprehensions and 20,975 inadmissibles at the Southwest border, totaling 63,732 encounters—an average of about 10,622 encounters per month [14].
To establish an outside-view anchor, consider the following reference classes:
While there is not currently a liquid prediction market specifically for “June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters,” the forecasting community has actively tracked this metric. On Polymarket, a comparable market titled “Record low border encounters in May [2025]?” asked if encounters would fall below the 28,654 threshold [12]. That market generated $36,517 in trading volume and resolved to “No,” highlighting that while traders recognized numbers were plunging, they were cautious about betting on consecutive all-time absolute lows [12]. This establishes that there is active precedent and liquidity for CBP border data markets, and traders tend to anchor conservatively rather than betting on continuous linear declines.
Conditional forecast: This forecast is conditioned on CBP publishing the June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters data and the question not being annulled.
(a) Time left until outcome is known.
Today is June 12, 2026. June has 18 days left after today, and CBP has typically released monthly operational stats around the middle of the following month; June 2025 figures were public in mid-July 2025. I expect the outcome to be known in roughly 5 weeks, around July 15–25, 2026, with some delay risk. (hstoday.us)
(b) Outside view: reference class and base rates.
The resolving metric is Southwest Land Border Encounters, which combines USBP apprehensions between ports of entry and OFO inadmissibles at ports of entry on the southwest land border. (cbp.gov) The very broad historical base rate is much higher than today: GAO reports southwest-border CBP encounters averaged about 2.2 million per fiscal year in FY2021–FY2024, then declined to about 444,000 in FY2025. (files.gao.gov) But the relevant near-term regime is far lower: the research report gives FY2026 Oct–Mar total encounters of 63,732, or 10,622 per month, and the latest confirmed April 2026 total was 12,836. (wola.org) June 2025 is a useful seasonal comparison: southwest border encounters were 9,036, including 6,072 Border Patrol apprehensions. (homeland.house.gov)
(c) Inside view: specific evidence and direction.
The recent enforcement regime strongly pushes the forecast down relative to long-run history: January 2026 southwest encounters were 9,726, with 6,070 Border Patrol apprehensions, and the administration was emphasizing zero releases. (gabcommunityinstitute.org) February and March USBP apprehensions rose to about 6,603 and 8,268, respectively, while still remaining historically low. (changeflow.com) April rose further to 8,943 USBP apprehensions and 12,836 total southwest encounters, suggesting a spring bump. (wola.org) Against that, June heat normally lowers between-port crossings, and June 2025 fell sharply versus the spring. The World Cup started June 11, 2026 and is being held across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada with 48 teams and 104 matches, which should raise legitimate travel and possibly port-of-entry inadmissibles, but I expect this to add hundreds to low thousands, not tens of thousands. (fifa.com)
(d) Outcome if nothing changed.
If the April 2026 level simply persisted into June, the answer would be about 12,836 encounters.
(e) Outcome if the current trend continued.
A naive continuation of the Jan–Apr upward trend would put June closer to 14,500–15,500 encounters, mostly from USBP apprehensions rising above 10,000 plus roughly 4,000–5,000 OFO inadmissibles. I downweight this because June heat and deterrence should curb that trend.
(f) Expectations of experts and markets.
The question creator’s implied range, 10,000 to 13,000, is a good summary of the informed prior. The research report found no directly liquid market for June 2026, only comparable CBP-data markets, so I treat the creator bracket plus recent CBP/WOLA-style data tracking as the main market/expert signal.
(g) Unexpected low-outcome scenario.
A low outcome could result if extreme heat, continued Mexican enforcement, and World Cup-related security operations suppress crossings more than expected, while OFO inadmissibles stay near normal. That could push USBP apprehensions back near June/July 2025 lows and total encounters below 9,000.
(h) Unexpected high-outcome scenario.
A high outcome could occur if World Cup travel creates a measurable spike in southwest land-port refusals, smugglers test resource diversion, or a court/policy development weakens deterrence. A large POE inadmissibles spike plus continued spring-level USBP crossings could put the total above 16,000, with a tail above 20,000.
Rationale.
I anchor on the current low-regime base rate rather than the pre-2025 historical average. FY2026 to date and June 2025 suggest a central June value around 10,000–12,000. April’s 12,836 argues against going too low, since the current spring run rate is above June 2025. But June 2025’s 9,036 and the normal summer drop argue against simply extrapolating April upward. My component-level median is roughly 7,300–7,600 USBP apprehensions plus 4,000–4,300 OFO inadmissibles, with the World Cup adding a modest upward skew. That yields a median around 11,700 encounters, with a fairly wide right tail because the World Cup/POE effect is hard to observe in advance.
Percentile 0.1: 5,700
Percentile 1: 7,100
Percentile 5: 8,400
Percentile 10: 9,200
Percentile 20: 10,000
Percentile 30: 10,600
Percentile 40: 11,150
Percentile 50: 11,700
Percentile 60: 12,250
Percentile 70: 12,900
Percentile 80: 13,800
Percentile 90: 15,200
Percentile 95: 16,900
Percentile 99: 21,500
Percentile 99.9: 31,000
Conditioning on CBP publishing the June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters data / no annulment.
I agree with the critic’s main correction: my prior distribution was too low and too narrow in the upper half. The biggest update is the current May 2026 Kalshi signal: “13,500 or above” is shown at about 91%, which strongly suggests May will exceed my earlier assumed center. Since the relevant CBP metric is the aggregate of USBP apprehensions plus OFO inadmissibles at the southwest land border, a high May total matters even if apprehensions remain historically low. (kalshi.com)
That said, I still think the critic slightly over-raises the far upper tail. June seasonality is a genuine counterweight: in 2025, May southwest border encounters were 12,452 with 8,725 USBP apprehensions, while June fell to 9,036 encounters and 6,072 USBP apprehensions. That is a roughly 27% drop in total encounters and about 30% in USBP apprehensions. (homeland.house.gov) If May 2026 ends up just above 13,500 rather than far above it, repeating that June-type drop would still land near 10,000 before any World Cup offset.
The component insight is important. April 2026’s total was reported at 12,836, with about 30% of migrant encounters at official crossings, so OFO is a large enough component to cushion a decline in between-port apprehensions but not usually large enough to create a massive spike by itself. WOLA’s recent summary also notes that the spring increase may persist into May or June but flags a potential sharp drop as summer heat intensifies. (wola.org)
World Cup effects are real but should be treated mainly as right-tail / OFO upside, not a huge median shock. FIFA’s tournament began June 11, 2026 in Mexico City and runs across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, but lawful fans do not count unless deemed inadmissible. (inside.fifa.com) My updated view is: USBP likely falls from May, OFO likely holds steady or rises modestly, and the total median moves up from 11,000 to about 11,800, with more probability above 13,000 and 15,000 than I previously allowed.
Updated prediction:
Percentile 0.1: 5200
Percentile 1: 6300
Percentile 5: 7600
Percentile 10: 8500
Percentile 20: 9600
Percentile 30: 10400
Percentile 40: 11100
Percentile 50: 11800
Percentile 60: 12500
Percentile 70: 13300
Percentile 80: 14300
Percentile 90: 15700
Percentile 95: 17800
Percentile 99: 25500
Percentile 99.9: 43000
Modal: 11123-11500 (17.0%) • partial_shift • 9m43s
Reading: strict
The resolution criteria explicitly name a single specific data source (CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker) and a specific calendar month (June 2026), leaving little interpretive latitude. The strict reading is warranted because the resolver simply reads the published CBP figure for June 2026 from the named tracker, with annulment if data is not published.
Total evidence registered (shared pool): ?
| Variant | Perspective | Model | Turns | Tools | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | inside_view (inside_view_v1) | openai/gpt-5-mini | 30 | 30 | OK |
| 1 | outside_view (outside_view_v1) | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 | 25 | 41 | OK |
| 2 | contrarian (contrarian_v1) | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 | 30 | 44 | OK |
Evidence confidence: medium
high evidence]April 2026 USBP total of ~8,943 plus typical OFO adder of ~2,500–3,500 implies April totals of ~11,400–12,400. The arrival-process projection (source 30) centers around ~11,210 with p5–p95 of ~10,080–12,340. Seasonal factors (summer decline from spring peak) would push June slightly below April totals. This range is squarely within the question’s answer range of 9,990–13,010.
The May 2026 figure of 5,433 (source 32), if accurate, would suggest a sharp downward break that could pull June well below this range. Additionally, if FIFA World Cup effects disrupt normal enforcement patterns, results could diverge significantly.
low evidence]If the May 2026 figure of 5,433 total encounters (source 32) is accurate and confirmed by CBP, it represents a major downward break from April. Summer months also historically trend lower than spring. A June 2026 figure at this level would fall below the question’s stated range floor of ~9,990.
The May 2026 figure has not been confirmed on the authoritative CBP tracker (as of June 12, 2026, the tracker only shows through April 2026). Prior-year June 2025 USBP alone was 6,066 (source 28), suggesting total encounters were higher than 5,433 even in summer 2025. The arrival projection (source 30) does not support a figure this low.
medium evidence]If the seasonal spring increase noted in April 2026 (source 13, 34) continues into early summer, or if World Cup-related factors draw more crossings, encounters could rise toward the top of the range. The prior-year October 2025 peak of 11,710 (source 25) shows these levels are achievable.
Seasonal analysis consistently shows summer (June–August) as a lower-encounter period. The Trump administration’s enforcement posture has kept monthly totals below 10,000 for multiple consecutive months (source 17). April 2026 was described as a spring seasonal uptick, not a policy shift (source 26).
low evidence]CBP has a 5–6 week publication lag (sources 18, 33). June 2026 data would typically be published in early August, close to the August 12 deadline. Any administrative delay could push publication past the deadline.
CBP has consistently published data within 5–6 weeks of month-end throughout FY2026. April 2026 data was available by late May 2026 (source 34). Early August publication for June 2026 data is plausible before August 12.
inside_view_v1)Inside-View Causal Analysis
Key causal chain: Current state (April 2026 USBP = 8,943 + OFO ~2,500-3,500 = total ~11,400-12,400) → seasonal summer decline → June 2026 total somewhat below April → likely 10,000-12,000 range.
Evidence weighting by strength:
High-evidence scenario (10,000–12,500): The arrival-process projection (source 30) gives mean ~11,210, p5–p95 ~10,080–12,340. This is tagged
relative_evidence_strength: highand is my primary anchor. April 2026 USBP of 8,943 (authoritative per source 21) plus historical OFO adder of ~2,500–3,700 (source 25) implies April totals ~11,400–12,400. Seasonal decline per WOLA (source 26) suggests June falls modestly below April. January 2026 total was 9,726 (authoritative source 20), setting a recent floor.Low-evidence scenario (below 9,990): The Sheinbaum-cited May 2026 figure of 5,433 total encounters (source 32) is unconfirmed on the authoritative CBP tracker. This figure is implausible given June 2025 USBP alone was 6,066 (authoritative source 28), meaning total June 2025 encounters were well above 6,066. Tagged
relative_evidence_strength: low. I assign modest weight to below-range outcomes.Medium-evidence scenario (above 12,000): Continuation of spring uptick could push toward the high end. Tagged
relative_evidence_strength: medium. I assign moderate weight here.Annulment scenario (low): CBP publication lag ~5-6 weeks puts June 2026 publication around early August, before August 12 deadline. Historical pattern suggests they publish on time. Low risk.
Causal mechanism: Trump administration enforcement posture → sustained low encounter levels → seasonal summer moderation from spring peak → June 2026 total USBP+OFO around 10,000-12,000, centering on ~11,000-11,500.
Distribution shape: The high-evidence scenario dominates, centered on the arrival projection’s mean of ~11,210. The answer range spans 9,990-13,010 in 10 equal bins of ~378 each. The projection p5-p95 of 10,080-12,340 falls mostly within bins 0-7. I’ll center mass on bins 3-6 (approximately 10,745-12,255) with tails.
- below 9,990 (bin_0): ~8% — Sheinbaum figure would imply this, but low evidence; some tail
- 9,990-10,368 (bin_1): ~10%
- 10,368-10,745 (bin_2): ~12%
- 10,745-11,123 (bin_3): ~15%
- 11,123-11,500 (bin_4): ~16% — near projection mean of 11,210
- 11,500-11,878 (bin_5): ~13%
- 11,878-12,255 (bin_6): ~10%
- 12,255-12,633 (bin_7): ~7%
- 12,633-13,010 (bin_8): ~5%
- above 13,010 (bin_9): ~4%
Total = 100%
outside_view_v1)Reference class: monthly CBP-reported Southwest Land Border total encounters (USBP + OFO) over the recent 12+ months. Base rate: arrival-process projection (used as the outside-view anchor) gives mean ≈ 11,210 with a p5 ≈ 10,080 and p95 ≈ 12,340 (per source 30). CBP’s tracker (the resolver-named source) is authoritative and was current through April 2026 as of 5/5/2026 (sources 2, 5, 8); April USBP + typical OFO adder implies April total ≈ 11,400–12,400 (sources 21, 25). Adjustment: I shift only modest probability mass away from the projection (≈ −5–10 percentage points toward lower bins) because of one unconfirmed low May 2026 figure (5,433 cited by Mexican President Sheinbaum; source 32) and the usual summer decline (source 26). That May number is treated as low-evidence (not yet confirmed on CBP tracker), so it receives only a small tail weight rather than a wholesale re-centering. Final (distribution rationale): ~65% of the mass is placed in the bins bracketing the arrival-projection central band (bins 2–6; 10,368–12,255) to reflect the high-evidence scenario (“continued low-but-stable” per the brief, relative_evidence_strength = high; sources 20, 21, 25, 30). A medium-weight tail (~12%) is assigned to the upper bins (bins 7–9) to reflect the medium-evidence scenario that encounters could tick up into the upper portion of the question’s range (seasonal or World Cup effects; relative_evidence_strength = medium; sources 13, 25, 34). A small probability (5%) sits below 9,990 (bin_0) to reflect the low-evidence possibility of a sharp downward break consistent with the unconfirmed May figure (relative_evidence_strength = low; source 32). Annullment/publication-lag risk is noted in the brief (CBP typically publishes with ~5–6 week lag; sources 18, 33) but is judged low-probability and is not explicitly modeled as a separate mass here — instead its uncertainty modestly widens tails. Confidence in evidence: medium (per the brief), so the distribution is concentrated around the arrival-projection mean but retains nontrivial tails for the unconfirmed low-May report and for an upside/moderate uptick scenario.
contrarian_v2)Adversarial reading
The implicit consensus from the brief is that June 2026 totals will fall in the 10,000–12,500 range (centered near the arrival-process projection of ~11,210), driven by April 2026 USBP of 8,943 plus OFO adder, January 2026 total of 9,726, October 2025 total of ~11,710, and the high-evidence seasonal-decline projection (source 30, relative_evidence_strength high). The bulk of evidence (authoritative CBP data through April, consistent seasonal patterns) pulls toward the central bins (bin_3–bin_6).
Counter-evidence found (or absence)
The only substantive counter-evidence is the unconfirmed May 2026 figure of 5,433 (source 32, Mexican government press conference citing CBP data) that could imply a sharp structural break pulling June below the answer-range floor; however, this is tagged low relative_evidence_strength because it remains unverified on the authoritative CBP tracker as of June 12, 2026. The annulment risk and World Cup disruption scenarios are also low-evidence. No other counter-evidence of comparable weight was identified.
Distribution implications
The high-evidence projection (source 30) and supporting historical totals therefore receive the large majority of mass in bins 1–7, peaking at 11123–11500 (bin_4) around the ~11,210 mean; the low-evidence May-drop scenario adds only modest mass to bin_0; the modest-uptick scenario receives intermediate mass in the upper-central bins. This produces a tighter, higher-confidence distribution around the consensus range than a naïve average of all four scenarios would suggest.
Strategy: logit_mean • Drafts: 3/3
anchoring_v1The draft’s p50 (modal bin) sits at 11,123–11,500 (bin_4), centered on the arrival-process projection mean of ~11,210. This projection was built from an October 2025 baseline of 11,710 and April 2026 USBP of ~8,943 plus an assumed OFO adder — but the brief explicitly notes an unconfirmed May 2026 figure of only 5,433 total encounters (source 32). Even treating this figure as low-evidence, the authoritative April 2026 USBP figure of 8,943 with an OFO adder of 2,500–3,700 gives a best case April total of ~12,400, and seasonal summer decline from WOLA (source 26) should pull June below April. The draft correctly applies this but then anchors its mode at 11,210 — essentially the midpoint of October 2025 and a high-OFO-adder April — rather than recognizing that the downward seasonal trend from April toward summer, combined with the possibility the Sheinbaum figure is even partially correct, should shift the modal expectation toward the lower half of the plausible range (bins 1–3, roughly 9,990–11,123). The arrival-process projection itself acknowledges a p5 of ~10,080, indicating non-trivial probability well below the mode — yet the draft places only ~15% combined in bins 0–1 below 10,368. The central mass is placed optimistically high relative to what a flat-prior on the June seasonal decline and the unconfirmed low May figure would imply.
ceiling_v1The critical structural constraint the draft partially addresses but insufficiently weights is the unconfirmed May 2026 figure of 5,433 total encounters (source 32). If this figure is accurate, it represents a massive structural break: the April 2026 total was ~11,400–12,400, meaning May dropped by ~50%+ in a single month. This is not a seasonal effect — source 26 notes seasonal summer declines from spring peaks, but a 50% drop in one month is outside the range of normal seasonal variation. The draft places only ~5.9% in below 9,990 (bin_0), but if May 2026 truly fell to 5,433, June 2026 would likely also be well below the range floor of 9,990, implying the below-range bin deserves substantially more mass (~20–30%). Conversely, the arrival-process projection (source 30) was explicitly calibrated from October 2025 and April 2026 data WITHOUT incorporating the May 2026 structural break signal — meaning its mean of ~11,210 is conditional on continuity from April, not from a post-break May. The draft treats the projection as the dominant anchor while the May 5,433 figure is tagged “low evidence,” but this is a structural constraint issue: if there was a regime shift in May 2026, all higher-range projections become conditionally invalid.
math_v1The draft’s distribution sums to 1.0000 and bins are correctly mapped to the EXACT identifiers. However, there is a notable mismatch between the stated rationale and the published probabilities: the rationale claims the projection mean (~11,210) should drive substantial mass into 11,123–11,500 (bin_4), yet bin_4 receives only 0.1958 (19.6%), while 10,745–11,123 (bin_3) receives 0.1610 (16.1%). Given that 11,210 falls squarely at the center-upper portion of bin_4, the mode should be bin_4, not a tie or reversal. The actual EV implied by the distribution is approximately 11,143, which matches the projection closely, but the shape is flatter than the rationale (“centered on ~11,210, peaking at bin_4”) suggests. Additionally, the rationale allocates only 0.0591 (5.9%) to below 9,990, claiming the low-evidence Sheinbaum scenario should receive “modest tail weight,” yet earlier in the brief this scenario is called implausible given June 2025 baselines—the 5.9% may be slightly generous given the evidence quality.
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Both the anchoring and ceiling reviewers independently flagged the same concern: the draft underweights the below-9,990 tail given the unconfirmed Sheinbaum May 2026 figure of 5,433 (source 32) and the seasonal-decline argument that June should fall below April. The ceiling reviewer’s 22% bin_0 is too aggressive given the figure is unconfirmed and contradicted by historical June 2025 USBP-alone of 6,066, but the anchoring reviewer’s 12% bin_0 with broader lower-tail mass is reasonable. I shifted moderate mass lower — boosting bin_0 from ~5.9% to ~10% and shifting some upper-bin mass into bins 1–3 — while keeping the modal mass near the arrival projection mean (~11,210) per the math reviewer’s call to make bin_4 the clear peak. The math reviewer correctly noted the shape was flatter than the rationale claimed; I sharpened bin_4 as the unambiguous mode. I rejected the ceiling reviewer’s full structural-break interpretation because the May figure is unverified and historically implausible (June 2025 USBP alone exceeded that total).
[ceiling] Treat the unconfirmed May 2026 Sheinbaum figure of 5,433 as a structural break and place ~22% mass in below 9,990 (bin_0).
[math] Reduce bin_0 to 3–4% because the Sheinbaum figure is implausible.
| Bin | Probability |
|---|---|
| Below 9990 (bin_0) | 10.0% |
| 9990-10368 (bin_1) | 11.0% |
| 10368-10745 (bin_2) | 13.0% |
| 10745-11123 (bin_3) | 15.0% |
| 11123-11500 (bin_4) | 17.0% |
| 11500-11878 (bin_5) | 12.0% |
| 11878-12255 (bin_6) | 9.0% |
| 12255-12633 (bin_7) | 6.0% |
| 12633-13010 (bin_8) | 4.0% |
| Above 13010 (bin_9) | 3.0% |
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Encounter data includes U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Title 8 Apprehensions, Office of Field Operations (OFO) Title 8 Inadmissibles, and Title 42 Expulsions.
Title 8 Enforcement Actions refers to apprehensions or inadmissibles processed under CBP’s immigration authority. Inadmissibles refers to individuals encountered at ports of entry (POEs) by OFO who are seeking lawful admission into the United States (U.S.) b
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Extracted Percentile Values: {0.1: 8500, 1.0: 9000, 5.0: 9600, 10.0: 10050, 15.0: 10350, 20.0: 10600, 25.0: 10850, 30.0: 11050, 35.0: 11250, 40.0: 11400, 45.0: 11550, 46.0: 11585, 47.0: 11615, 48.0: 11645, 49.0: 11675, 50.0: 11705, 51.0: 11740, 52.0: 11775, 53.0: 11810, 54.0: 11845, 55.0: 11880, 60.0: 12100, 65.0: 12350, 70.0: 12600, 75.0: 12880, 80.0: 13200, 85.0: 13650, 90.0: 14250, 95.0: 15000, 99.0: 16400, 99.9: 18500}
Model’s Answer: The key forecasting point is that the resolution metric is total Southwest Land Border Encounters, not just USBP apprehensions. Recent official and near-official reporting suggests USBP has been running around 8,000 to 9,000 monthly in spring 2026, while OFO encounters at ports of entry have been adding roughly another 3,000 to 4,000-plus per month. That puts the most relevant current regime for the June 2026 total in roughly the low-teens, not the six-figure levels seen in 2023 to 2024.
I am weighting the recent FY2026 regime much more heavily than the older 2021 to 2024 history because this looks like a genuine structural break. The strongest evidence in the packet is the April 2026 data and FY2026 totals to date, which indicate sustained suppression of flows under current policy. The old high-encounter era is still relevant for tail risk, but much less relevant for the median over a one-month horizon.
Seasonality argues for June being similar to or a bit below April-May on the USBP side, while OFO is steadier and may get a small World Cup-related bump from heavier land-port traffic. I think the World Cup effect is real but modest, and more likely to affect ports of entry than between-port apprehensions. Net effect on total encounters looks close to neutral to slightly upward relative to a pure summer-dip baseline.
My central estimate is therefore around 11,700 encounters. I put the 90% interval at about 10,050 to 14,250. I assign roughly an 8% chance of a low outcome below 9,990, mainly if June sees a deeper summer lull, stronger Mexican enforcement, or continued deterrence that pulls USBP closer to the June 2025 trough. I assign roughly a 22% chance of a high outcome above 13,010, mainly if OFO encounters rise more than expected during World Cup travel or if USBP does not get the usual June moderation.
The assumptions whose failure would matter most are the persistence of the current low-encounter regime, the usual June seasonal moderation in USBP, and the idea that World Cup effects remain limited. I think the first has around a 20% failure chance, the second around 25%, and the third around 15%. Those possibilities create a noticeably fatter upper tail than a simple recent-average extrapolation would suggest, but not enough to move the median out of the low 11,000s.
Percentile .1: 8,500 Percentile 1: 9,000 Percentile 5: 9,600 Percentile 10: 10,050 Percentile 15: 10,350 Percentile 20: 10,600 Percentile 25: 10,850 Percentile 30: 11,050 Percentile 35: 11,250 Percentile 40: 11,400 Percentile 45: 11,550 Percentile 46: 11,585 Percentile 47: 11,615 Percentile 48: 11,645 Percentile 49: 11,675 Percentile 50: 11,705 Percentile 51: 11,740 Percentile 52: 11,775 Percentile 53: 11,810 Percentile 54: 11,845 Percentile 55: 11,880 Percentile 60: 12,100 Percentile 65: 12,350 Percentile 70: 12,600 Percentile 75: 12,880 Percentile 80: 13,200 Percentile 85: 13,650 Percentile 90: 14,250 Percentile 95: 15,000 Percentile 99: 16,400 Percentile 99.9: 18,500
Sustained policy emphasis and resource posture constrain aggregate southwest land encounters to a lower band than the 2021–2024 surge.
Seasonal migration cycles and port-of-entry processing capacity impose predictable monthly modulation on that band.
Recent months show a movement from a winter trough into spring uplift, with May registering a local high.
Simultaneous World Cup hosting increases passenger-processing workload and raises port inadmissible counts, but it is not a decisive driver of cross-border apprehensions.
If spring momentum and port congestion persist into June, totals will remain elevated within the low-regime envelope.
If seasonal heat, Mexico-side enforcement shifts, or a legal ruling expands asylum access, counts could revert sharply or jump above recent levels.
The short post-policy sample and the possibility of upward or downward revision make single-month outcomes sensitive to noise.
Forecast sensitivity is concentrated in composition shifts between Border Patrol apprehensions and port inadmissibles and in any sudden bilateral or legal inflection.
Forecast (June 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters): median = 11,731.86
Resolution will come from CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker, so I anchored on the recent CBP-reported monthly totals rather than broader immigration rhetoric. The low-encounter regime under Trump is real, but the remaining month-to-month variance is still meaningful. In 2025, southwest encounters were 61,447 in January, 11,709 in February, 11,017 in March, 12,452 in May, and 9,036 in June; FY2025 finished at 443,671 southwest encounters versus 2,135,005 in FY2024. That tells me June 2026 should be forecast inside a low-baseline regime, but not treated as mechanically fixed around one number. (homeland.house.gov)
The most relevant current path is 2026 itself. January 2026 came in at 9,726 southwest encounters. Then public reporting based on CBP data showed February 2026 at 7,181, March 2026 at 9,017, and April 2026 at 12,836. April was reported as the highest month of Trump’s second term so far, and Border Patrol apprehensions alone were 8,943 in April. So the process entering June is not a flat low series; it is a late-spring upswing from February into April. (homeland.house.gov)
The main downward argument is seasonality plus deterrence persistence. June 2025 fell sharply from May 2025, from 12,452 to 9,036, so there is a real precedent for a summer drop even inside this lower-enforcement-encounter era. But the main upward argument is that WOLA’s May 29, 2026 border update, discussing April’s rise, said that if past trends are a guide, encounters could increase further in May and remain high in June before dropping later as heat intensifies. I therefore moved my center well above June 2025, but not so high that >13,000 becomes the most likely side of the distribution. (homeland.house.gov)
My model is a three-scenario mixture: a summer-slowdown case, a baseline case that roughly plateaus near the elevated April 2026 level, and an upside case where late-spring pressure and port-of-entry inadmissibles remain high. I treat the World Cup effect mentioned in the prompt as a modest upside factor rather than the core driver. After discretizing to the requested 20-count grid, that gives a forecast centered around the low-12,000s: median about 12.4k, mean about 12.3k, roughly 4% mass below 10,000, and roughly 25% mass above 13,000. The single most likely neighborhood is therefore around 12,400-12,600, but with enough uncertainty to keep both a June-2025-like dip and an above-13,000 outcome live possibilities.
CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters series is the resolution source; CBP describes that page as reporting USBP apprehensions and OFO inadmissible subjects encountered along the southwest land border. (cbp.gov)
For the recent baseline, the strongest numbers I found were: April 2025 = 12,035 southwest-border encounters, May 2025 = 12,452, and June 2025 = 9,036; January 2026 = 9,726; February 2026 = 7,181; March 2026 = 9,017; and multiple later reports of CBP’s April 2026 posting gave 12,836. That pattern says the border is operating at very low levels relative to 2024, but it also shows meaningful month-to-month seasonality and a noticeable spring 2026 rebound from the February low. (homeland.house.gov)
My anchor model is simple seasonality. If June 2026 follows the April-to-June pattern seen in 2025, then applying that ratio to April 2026 gives about 9,637 encounters. That is the main reason I keep a large amount of probability below 10,000. (homeland.house.gov)
I then make an upward adjustment. April 2026 was clearly above April 2025, so a pure copy of 2025 likely undershoots if 2026 spring pressures are somewhat stronger. I also infer a modest World Cup upside tail rather than a huge operational shock: CBP already has FIFA-specific traveler guidance live, the FY2026 CBP budget included funding for World Cup-related activities, and congressional oversight materials describe CBP as a key partner in securing the event. That combination suggests preparation, not a major surprise diversion of southwest-border resources, but it could still add some extra ports-of-entry inadmissible encounters. (help.cbp.gov)
So I combine three scenarios: a low scenario where June looks broadly like a repeat of June 2025 after the spring run-up; a middle scenario where April’s rebound partly persists and World Cup frictions add a bit at ports; and a small high scenario where encounters stay unusually elevated into June. The mixture I use centers at roughly 10.4k encounters, with the highest density in the low-10k range, substantial probability just under 10k, and only a small tail above 13k. My practical point forecast is 10,380.
CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker is the resolution source. That tracker covers USBP apprehensions and OFO inadmissible subjects at the southwest land border, plus Title 42 expulsions when applicable; because Title 42 expulsions ended in May 2023, June 2026 is effectively a USBP-plus-OFO question. (cbp.gov)
The 2025 series shows how low the post-January-2025 border baseline became, but also that totals can move around within that low regime. February 2025 had 8,347 southwest-border USBP apprehensions and 3,362 OFO inadmissibles (11,709 total). March 2025 USBP apprehensions fell to 7,181. April 2025 USBP apprehensions were 8,383, May 2025 USBP apprehensions were 8,725, June 2025 had 9,036 total southwest encounters with 6,072 USBP apprehensions, and July 2025 USBP apprehensions fell to 4,601. CBP’s monthly releases for those data points were published the following month (for example: May 2025 on June 17, June 2025 on July 15, and July 2025 on August 12), which matters because on June 12, 2026 it is unsafe to assume a May 2026 final is already broadly indexed. (legistorm.com)
For 2026, the publicly visible hard anchors I found point to a rebound from winter lows. DHS said preliminary January 2026 southwest-border USBP apprehensions were 6,073, with 34,631 nationwide encounters, and February 2026 southwest-border USBP apprehensions were 6,603. Bloomberg, citing CBP data, reported 8,943 southwest-border USBP arrests in April 2026, and secondary sources describing the April CBP release put total April 2026 Southwest Land Border Encounters at 12,836. That implies an April OFO/port-of-entry component of about 3,893, or roughly 30% of the total. (einnews.com)
The World Cup is a real but probably second-order factor. FIFA says the tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, with Mexico opening on June 11 and playing additional home group matches on June 18 and June 24. CBP is already publishing World Cup travel-help material for travelers. My inference is that this makes a huge, chaotic staffing shock less likely, but it still nudges risk upward a bit: extra lawful travel and pressure at ports of entry could lift OFO inadmissibles, and event-security demands could create some resource friction at the margin. I do not think the tournament by itself is likely to transform the between-ports USBP trend. (fifa.com)
So I anchored on April 2026’s 12,836 total, then blended three scenarios: a plateau/slight easing scenario (continued enforcement plus summer deterrence), a baseline continuation scenario (spring 2026 rebound holds roughly in place), and a higher-tail scenario (OFO port-of-entry counts and/or USBP apprehensions keep rising into June). That produces an expected value around 12.3k, with most mass in the low-12k range, a meaningful but minority chance that the final number lands above 13,000, and only a small chance it falls below 10,000. My central estimate is 12,280. (bloomberg.com)
I treat the official CBP Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker as the resolution source. CBP describes southwest land border encounters as the combination of USBP apprehensions, OFO inadmissible subjects, and Title 42 expulsions; GAO uses the same definition in its summary of southwest-border data. (cbp.gov)
The dominant signal is the post-January-2025 regime change. After the transition month, southwest-border encounters quickly compressed into an roughly 11k-12k range: 11,709 in February 2025, 11,017 in March 2025, and 12,035 in April 2025. CBP’s official May 2025 release said total southwest-border encounters were down 93% year over year, with 8,725 USBP apprehensions; CBP’s June 2025 release reported 25,228 total encounters nationwide and 6,072 southwest-border apprehensions; and the July 2025 release showed only 4,601 southwest-border apprehensions. GAO later summarized FY2025 southwest-border encounters at about 444,000, versus an average of about 2.2 million per year in FY2021-FY2024. (homeland.house.gov)
For 2026, the best available post-2025 datapoints suggest the low regime persisted but spring seasonality reappeared. CBP-quoted secondary sources report about 7,181 southwest-border encounters in February 2026 and 9,017 in March 2026, a 25% month-over-month rise; another CBP-quoted report says southwest-border apprehensions in April 2026 were 8,943. Because the CBP tracker itself was not directly fetchable in this environment, I treat those 2026 figures as useful but slightly less reliable than direct official page reads. Also, as of Friday, June 12, 2026, it is plausible that May 2026 totals were not yet officially posted: CBP released May 2025 data on June 17, June 2025 data on July 15, and July 2025 data on August 12. (visahq.com)
My base case is therefore that June 2026 lands near the spring-2025 plateau rather than the ultra-low June-July 2025 trough. The enforcement environment that pushed FY2025 down to about 444,000 encounters still appears intact, but the February-to-April 2026 pattern argues against assuming a continued straight-line decline. I treat the FIFA World Cup as only a modest upside risk: it may slightly complicate staffing or increase land-port pressure, but I do not see evidence strong enough to let that dominate the much larger enforcement-and-deterrence effect. I therefore center the forecast at 11,450 encounters, with most of the probability mass between 10,000 and 13,000 and a mild right tail for stronger-than-expected seasonality or operational disruption. (files.gao.gov)
Resolution will use CBP’s Southwest Land Border Encounters tracker. CBP says this metric includes USBP Title 8 apprehensions, OFO Title 8 inadmissibles, and historical Title 42 expulsions, and also notes that the dashboard is built from live systems and can be corrected until fiscal year-end. That means the right target here is the published tracker value, not a private estimate of underlying flows. (archive.ph)
For a recent official baseline, CBP’s public FY2025 table shows southwest-border total encounters of 8,376 in April 2025, 8,723 in May 2025, and 6,068 in June 2025. So June can be materially lower than May when heat and enforcement pressure bite; I keep that as an important lower-tail precedent rather than assuming spring growth must continue indefinitely. (cbp.gov)
For 2026, the best current picture I found is: using WOLA’s summary of CBP-released January and February component data implies about 9.7k total encounters in January 2026 (6,074 USBP plus 3,665 at ports) and about 9.6k in February 2026 (6,603 USBP plus 3,018 at ports). The Bush Institute then described March 2026 as a little over 11,000 southwest-border encounters, and WOLA reported that April 2026 rose to 12,836 total encounters, including 8,943 Border Patrol apprehensions, with 30% of April encounters occurring at ports of entry. April was therefore the highest month of Trump’s second term so far, and the short-run trend into late spring was clearly upward. (wola.org)
The most important structural clue is seasonality. WOLA’s May update argues that the April increase was almost certainly seasonal and says that, if past patterns hold, encounters could increase further in May, remain high in June, and then drop as summer heat intensifies. I do not treat that as a certainty, but it argues against making a June 2025-style collapse the central case. It also means the main uncertainty is whether June 2026 is a plateau month after a spring rise, an early heat-driven pullback, or one more month of continued increase. (wola.org)
My forecast is therefore a 3-scenario mixture. I assign 70% to a plateau/high-June case centered around 12.7k, 20% to an early-drop case centered around 10.3k (capturing the possibility that June behaves more like the sharp 2025 summer slowdown), and 10% to a continued-rise case centered around 13.4k. That yields a mean near 12.3k, with roughly a 6% chance of coming in below 10,000 and roughly a 28% chance of ending above 13,000. I treat World Cup-related operational effects as a secondary uncertainty rather than a primary driver; that is an inference from the data pattern, which is much more strongly explained by the asylum shutdown and ordinary spring/summer seasonality than by any event-specific shock. (cbp.gov)
In the code, I convert that continuous mixture into the required 20-count grid by assigning probability to 20-wide buckets centered on 10,000, 10,020, …, 13,000, with edge buckets for less than 10,000 and greater than 13,000.