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Key Homeland Security Metrics (KHSMs)

This monthly report is delayed while it is under review.

We have worked with a wide range of stakeholders to release a set of statistics from across the Department of Homeland Security.

We base these metrics on validated reporting standards, strictly adhering to statistical best practices identified by the Office of Management and Budget and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to ensure that KHSMs maximize objectivity, data quality, and transparency.

We describe our statistical methods in detail on the page for each KHSM. We will update data for each KHSM on a regular cadence.

While these data were previously available in other reports, our goal with KHSMs is to:

  • Identify the data most in demand by policy makers, research institutions, and the public.
  • Generate rigorous statistics describing those data.
  • Make them available in a single location.

KHSMs by Topic

CBP Encounters

Encounters with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) include three things:

  • People who unlawfully attempt to cross the border between ports of entry
  • People who attempt to enter at a port of entry but are inadmissible
  • Title 42 expulsions due to COVID-19

This is a plain language definition. See official definition of encounters

Details and download

Note: Data include nationwide United States Border Patrol (USBP) and Office of Field Operations (OFO) encounters. OFO encounters include people presenting at ports of entry with CBP One appointments and those arriving at airports with advance travel authorizations. We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from CBP.

ICE Detentions

Certain aliens in removal proceedings are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Our detentions data describe initial book-ins to and final book-outs from ICE detention and do not include those in CBP custody.

This is a plain language definition. See official definition of detentions 

Details and download

Note: We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from ICE.

DHS Repatriations

When DHS sends an alien back to their country of citizenship or a third country, it is called repatriation. It can be a removal (which carries administrative penalties), a return (which does not carry administrative penalties), or an expulsion under the Title 42 public health order which was in effect from March 2020 until May 2023.

The Repatriations KHSM includes data on all DHS repatriations, including those completed by ICE or CBP (both U.S. Border Patrol and the Office of Field Operations).

This is a plain language definition. See official definition of repatriations

Details and download

Note: We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from CBP and ICE.

DHS Fentanyl Disruption Seizures

DHS disrupts fentanyl trafficking and seizes illicit drugs encountered in law enforcement operations.

Details and download

Note: We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

FEMA Deployments

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides support when the President of the United States declares an emergency or major disaster.

This KHSM counts the number of active deployments during a given month or year. A deployment occurs when an individual is assigned to an event for a defined period.

Details and download

Note: We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from FEMA.

USCG Search and Rescue Responses

Since 1790, the United States Coast Guard (USGC) has safeguarded the American people and promoted national security, border security, and economic prosperity. They work in a complex and evolving maritime environment. USCG saves those in peril and protects the nation from all maritime threats.

Details and download

Note: We round data to the nearest 10.

Source: OHSS Statistical System of Record based on data received from USCG.

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