Otherwise, use the Windows style sheet. The U.S. Border Patrol made 67,709 apprehensions along the southwest border during November 2000, an 11 percent decrease when compared to November 1999. Voluntary returns conducted by Border Patrol agents decreased by 12 percent to 64,990. For the first two months of FY2001, apprehensions and voluntary returns were down 10 and 11 percent respectively, when compared to the same period in FY2000.
Seasonal highs tend to be reached in early spring.
Apprehensions fluctuate but remain relatively high through the summer months and then start their autumn decline in September, which continues through the Christmas and New Year holidays. Southwest border apprehensions for September through November 2000 showed the expected seasonal pattern of decrease. However, apprehensions for June, July, August, September, October, and November 2000 are each down compared to the same months one year ago. In FY2000, Central American apprehensions on the southwest border reached 23,092, a decrease of 6,023 when compared to the previous year. For the first two months of FY2001, southwest border Central American apprehensions reached 2,935 a decrease of 21 percent compared to the same period in FY2000.