Border Patrol Expands Checkpoint Operations in San Diego as Crossings Drop, Hiring 400 More Agents

NewsData.io · United States · Aug 2, 2026

With illegal crossings at a multi-year low, U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector is restoring and expanding checkpoint operations along Highway 94, Interstate 8, and other corridors, shifting agents back to proactive enforcement roles. The sector plans to grow its workforce from roughly 2,300 to 2,700 agents and hopes to receive a share of the $5 billion in CBP facility funding allocated through H.R. 1 to modernize the aging Jamul checkpoint. Apprehensions in the sector fell to nearly 50,000 in fiscal 2025—the lowest since 2019—after peaking at 324,000 encounters in fiscal 2024. The operational shift and federal hiring push signal continued strong demand for border security staffing in the San Diego region.