U.S. Border Patrol organizes operations into geographic sectors (for example, the El Centro Sector) and can encounter individuals at those sectors who may be released into the U.S. interior pending immigration hearings.
October 21, 2025
high
temporal
Description of a durable immigration enforcement and processing practice by U.S. Border Patrol.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector may release individuals encountered at the southern border into the U.S. interior pending immigration hearings.
October 21, 2025
high
descriptive
Describes a common Border Patrol practice of releasing encountered migrants into the interior pending removal or immigration court proceedings.