By Region of Nationality
| Region of Nationality | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 254,714 | 274,617 | 216,257 |
| Africa | 6,314 | 6,665 | 6,745 |
| Asia | 60,710 | 48,338 | 35,880 |
| Europe | 18,085 | 16,011 | 15,065 |
| North America | 162,030 | 192,214 | 146,000 |
| Oceania | 1,015 | 1,193 | 1,344 |
| South America | 6,383 | 9,950 | 10,962 |
| Unknown | 177 | 246 | 261 |
By Country of Nationality
| Country of Nationality | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 254,714 | 274,617 | 216,257 |
| Afghanistan | 92 | 109 | 118 |
| Albania | 79 | 83 | 132 |
| Algeria | 110 | 228 | 78 |
| Angola | 39 | 51 | 124 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17 | 25 | 21 |
| Argentina | 230 | 239 | 252 |
| Armenia | 299 | 512 | 458 |
| Australia | 675 | 763 | 814 |
| Austria | 71 | 68 | 76 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 | 29 | 26 |
| Bahamas | 499 | 189 | 244 |
| Bahrain | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| Bangladesh | 981 | 383 | 333 |
| Barbados | 42 | 32 | 31 |
| Belarus | 54 | 55 | 68 |
| Belgium | 110 | 114 | 138 |
| Belize | 139 | 166 | 129 |
| Benin | 38 | 28 | 19 |
| Bermuda | 125 | 106 | 91 |
| Bolivia | 62 | 112 | 125 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Botswana | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Brazil | 1,164 | 2,537 | 3,081 |
| Bulgaria | 228 | 155 | 113 |
| Burkina Faso | 79 | 126 | 37 |
| Burma | 2,069 | 1,548 | 693 |
| Burundi | 23 | 11 | 41 |
| Cabo Verde | 31 | 25 | 29 |
| Cambodia | 36 | 28 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 294 | 558 | 545 |
| Canada | 26,347 | 22,120 | 22,353 |
| Cayman Islands | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| Chad | 14 | 19 | 27 |
| Chile | 413 | 536 | 607 |
| China, People's Republic | 15,531 | 12,083 | 9,072 |
| Colombia | 1,860 | 2,419 | 2,459 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 118 | 116 | 264 |
| Congo, Republic | 17 | 23 | 79 |
| Costa Rica | 247 | 279 | 287 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 56 | 67 | 45 |
| Croatia | 191 | 183 | 165 |
| Cuba | 43,146 | 54,226 | 20,263 |
| Cyprus | 19 | 17 | 10 |
| Czechia | 171 | 126 | 177 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 87 | 93 | 101 |
| Djibouti | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| Dominica | 43 | 55 | 32 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,253 | 1,241 | 1,178 |
| Ecuador | 694 | 1,063 | 957 |
| Egypt | 304 | 301 | 335 |
| El Salvador | 2,828 | 9,738 | 7,931 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Eritrea | 263 | 354 | 665 |
| Estonia | 66 | 38 | 48 |
| Ethiopia | 296 | 206 | 176 |
| Fiji | 54 | 97 | 119 |
| Finland | 60 | 135 | 142 |
| France | 925 | 982 | 1,060 |
| Gabon | 14 | 8 | 20 |
| Gambia | 25 | 118 | 102 |
| Georgia | 122 | 152 | 75 |
| Germany | 709 | 738 | 781 |
| Ghana | 778 | 780 | 347 |
| Greece | 552 | 520 | 366 |
| Grenada | 67 | 45 | 33 |
| Guatemala | 6,278 | 13,490 | 11,700 |
| Guinea | 90 | 198 | 299 |
| Guyana | 188 | 190 | 256 |
| Haiti | 968 | 6,974 | 9,921 |
| Honduras | 3,235 | 7,996 | 7,327 |
| Hong Kong | 106 | 95 | 76 |
| Hungary | 255 | 182 | 287 |
| Iceland | 11 | 20 | 8 |
| India | 7,207 | 7,115 | 5,644 |
| Indonesia | 889 | 681 | 689 |
| Iran | 736 | 711 | 805 |
| Iraq | 354 | 351 | 330 |
| Ireland | 230 | 257 | 395 |
| Israel | 393 | 375 | 455 |
| Italy | 1,280 | 987 | 1,058 |
| Jamaica | 1,249 | 1,244 | 1,180 |
| Japan | 626 | 560 | 660 |
| Jordan | 462 | 389 | 503 |
| Kazakhstan | 45 | 51 | 59 |
| Kenya | 103 | 111 | 173 |
| Kiribati | 42 | 40 | 24 |
| Korea, South | 1,757 | 1,513 | 1,386 |
| Kosovo | 28 | 18 | 28 |
| Kuwait | 74 | 82 | 69 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 9 | 78 |
| Laos | 21 | 17 | 25 |
| Latvia | 150 | 88 | 100 |
| Lebanon | 220 | 168 | 158 |
| Liberia | 35 | 40 | 43 |
| Libya | 47 | 38 | 29 |
| Lithuania | 126 | 103 | 102 |
| Macedonia | 64 | 40 | 60 |
| Madagascar | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| Malawi | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Malaysia | 370 | 392 | 469 |
| Maldives | 10 | 18 | 9 |
| Mali | 41 | 57 | 65 |
| Malta | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 18 | 10 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 23 | 20 |
| Mauritius | 34 | 42 | 52 |
| Mexico | 74,473 | 73,338 | 62,439 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 15 | 15 | 21 |
| Moldova | 62 | 41 | 80 |
| Mongolia | 88 | 70 | 96 |
| Montenegro | 52 | 36 | 52 |
| Morocco | 100 | 221 | 119 |
| Nepal | 196 | 273 | 99 |
| Netherlands | 392 | 332 | 363 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 180 | 193 | 263 |
| Nicaragua | 484 | 510 | 369 |
| Niger | 8 | 17 | 9 |
| Nigeria | 1,613 | 1,382 | 1,851 |
| Norway | 82 | 96 | 91 |
| Oman | 10 | 20 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 782 | 688 | 677 |
| Palau | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Panama | 149 | 123 | 134 |
| Papua New Guinea | D | 6 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 38 | 34 |
| Peru | 729 | 1,044 | 948 |
| Philippines | 22,731 | 15,842 | 8,988 |
| Poland | 714 | 461 | 485 |
| Portugal | 351 | 309 | 283 |
| Qatar | 21 | 20 | 28 |
| Romania | 751 | 1,039 | 1,154 |
| Russia | 2,097 | 1,483 | 1,082 |
| Rwanda | 35 | 24 | 23 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 15 | 33 |
| Saint Lucia | 106 | 89 | 54 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101 | 57 | 66 |
| Samoa | 8 | 17 | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | 613 | 532 | 395 |
| Senegal | 121 | 298 | 146 |
| Serbia | 139 | 109 | 134 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | - | - | - |
| Seychelles | 9 | 5 | - |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 42 | 56 |
| Singapore | 120 | 105 | 132 |
| Slovakia | 84 | 74 | 98 |
| Slovenia | 38 | 19 | 40 |
| Solomon Islands | - | D | - |
| Somalia | 879 | 434 | 187 |
| South Africa | 300 | 233 | 251 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 2,603 | 2,494 | 2,413 |
| Sri Lanka | 196 | 203 | 225 |
| Sudan | 64 | 52 | 102 |
| Suriname | 8 | 5 | 34 |
| Swaziland | 10 | D | 3 |
| Sweden | 220 | 237 | 258 |
| Switzerland | 130 | 93 | 119 |
| Syria | 273 | 310 | 436 |
| Taiwan | 827 | 684 | 833 |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Tanzania | 43 | 43 | 36 |
| Thailand | 316 | 323 | 290 |
| Togo | 51 | 78 | 64 |
| Tonga | 23 | 32 | 46 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 167 | 123 | 135 |
| Tunisia | 39 | 147 | 76 |
| Turkey | 1,186 | 1,117 | 600 |
| Turkmenistan | 99 | 105 | 122 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 16 | 11 | 13 |
| Tuvalu | D | 3 | 3 |
| Uganda | 34 | 29 | 52 |
| Ukraine | 3,123 | 2,612 | 1,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 32 | 27 | 28 |
| United Kingdom | 1,730 | 1,531 | 1,606 |
| Uruguay | 41 | 52 | 63 |
| Uzbekistan | 29 | 41 | 83 |
| Vanuatu | D | - | 5 |
| Venezuela | 961 | 1,715 | 2,146 |
| Vietnam | 663 | 486 | 496 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Yemen | 53 | 63 | 76 |
| Zambia | 11 | 19 | 23 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 42 | 43 |
| All other countries1 | 33 | 53 | 42 |
| Unknown | 177 | 246 | 261 |
Footnotes
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 aliens determined inadmissible per year.
Note: Before April 2008, did not include all crew members detained on board vessels. Data are current as of October 2017.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
