The 2019 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
| Year | Removals1 | Returns2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 359,885 | 171,445 |
| 2018 | 328,716 | 159,940 |
| 2017 | 287,093 | 100,695 |
| 20164 | 331,717 | 106,458 |
| 2015 | 325,328 | 129,661 |
| 2014 | 405,090 | 163,843 |
| 2013 | 432,228 | 178,976 |
| 2012 | 415,607 | 231,107 |
| 2011 | 390,423 | 322,047 |
| 2010 | 382,449 | 471,798 |
| 2009 | 379,739 | 582,567 |
| 2008 | 359,795 | 811,263 |
| 2007 | 319,382 | 891,390 |
| 2006 | 280,974 | 1,043,381 |
| 2005 | 246,431 | 1,096,920 |
| 2004 | 240,665 | 1,166,576 |
| 2003 | 211,098 | 945,294 |
| 2002 | 165,168 | 1,012,116 |
| 2001 | 189,026 | 1,349,371 |
| 2000 | 188,467 | 1,675,876 |
| 1999 | 183,114 | 1,574,863 |
| 1998 | 174,813 | 1,570,127 |
| 1997 | 114,432 | 1,440,684 |
| 1996 | 69,680 | 1,573,428 |
| 1995 | 50,924 | 1,313,764 |
| 1994 | 45,674 | 1,029,107 |
| 1993 | 42,542 | 1,243,410 |
| 1992 | 43,671 | 1,105,829 |
| 1991 | 33,189 | 1,061,105 |
| 1990 | 30,039 | 1,022,533 |
| 1989 | 34,427 | 830,890 |
| 1988 | 25,829 | 911,790 |
| 1987 | 24,336 | 1,091,203 |
| 1986 | 24,592 | 1,586,320 |
| 1985 | 23,105 | 1,041,296 |
| 1984 | 18,696 | 909,833 |
| 1983 | 19,211 | 931,600 |
| 1982 | 15,216 | 812,572 |
| 1981 | 17,379 | 823,875 |
| 1980 | 18,013 | 719,211 |
| 1979 | 26,825 | 966,137 |
| 1978 | 29,277 | 975,515 |
| 1977 | 31,263 | 867,015 |
| 19763 | 38,471 | 955,374 |
| 1975 | 24,432 | 655,814 |
| 1974 | 19,413 | 718,740 |
| 1973 | 17,346 | 568,005 |
| 1972 | 16,883 | 450,927 |
| 1971 | 18,294 | 370,074 |
| 1970 | 17,469 | 303,348 |
| 1969 | 11,030 | 240,958 |
| 1968 | 9,590 | 179,952 |
| 1967 | 9,728 | 142,343 |
| 1966 | 9,680 | 123,683 |
| 1965 | 10,572 | 95,263 |
| 1964 | 9,167 | 73,042 |
| 1963 | 7,763 | 69,392 |
| 1962 | 8,025 | 54,164 |
| 1961 | 8,181 | 52,383 |
| 1960 | 7,240 | 52,796 |
| 1959 | 8,468 | 56,610 |
| 1958 | 7,875 | 60,600 |
| 1957 | 5,989 | 63,379 |
| 1956 | 9,006 | 80,891 |
| 1955 | 17,695 | 232,769 |
| 1954 | 30,264 | 1,074,277 |
| 1953 | 23,482 | 885,391 |
| 1952 | 23,125 | 703,778 |
| 1951 | 17,328 | 673,169 |
| 1950 | 10,199 | 572,477 |
| 1949 | 23,874 | 276,297 |
| 1948 | 25,276 | 197,184 |
| 1947 | 23,434 | 195,880 |
| 1946 | 17,317 | 101,945 |
| 1945 | 13,611 | 69,490 |
| 1944 | 8,821 | 32,270 |
| 1943 | 5,702 | 11,947 |
| 1942 | 5,542 | 6,904 |
| 1941 | 7,336 | 6,531 |
| 1940 | 12,254 | 8,594 |
| 1939 | 14,700 | 9,590 |
| 1938 | 17,341 | 9,278 |
| 1937 | 16,905 | 8,788 |
| 1936 | 16,195 | 8,251 |
| 1935 | 13,877 | 7,978 |
| 1934 | 14,263 | 8,010 |
| 1933 | 25,392 | 10,347 |
| 1932 | 26,490 | 10,775 |
| 1931 | 27,886 | 11,719 |
| 1930 | 24,864 | 11,387 |
| 1929 | 31,035 | 25,888 |
| 1928 | 30,464 | 19,946 |
| 1927 | 31,417 | 15,012 |
| 1926 | 31,454 | NA |
| 1925 | 34,885 | NA |
| 1924 | 36,693 | NA |
| 1923 | 24,280 | NA |
| 1922 | 18,076 | NA |
| 1921 | 18,296 | NA |
| 1920 | 14,557 | NA |
| 1919 | 11,694 | NA |
| 1918 | 8,866 | NA |
| 1917 | 17,881 | NA |
| 1916 | 21,648 | NA |
| 1915 | 26,675 | NA |
| 1914 | 37,651 | NA |
| 1913 | 23,399 | NA |
| 1912 | 18,513 | NA |
| 1911 | 25,137 | NA |
| 1910 | 26,965 | NA |
| 1909 | 12,535 | NA |
| 1908 | 12,971 | NA |
| 1907 | 14,059 | NA |
| 1906 | 13,108 | NA |
| 1905 | 12,724 | NA |
| 1904 | 8,773 | NA |
| 1903 | 9,316 | NA |
| 1902 | 5,439 | NA |
| 1901 | 3,879 | NA |
| 1900 | 4,602 | NA |
| 1899 | 4,052 | NA |
| 1898 | 3,229 | NA |
| 1897 | 1,880 | NA |
| 1896 | 3,037 | NA |
| 1895 | 2,596 | NA |
| 1894 | 1,806 | NA |
| 1893 | 1,630 | NA |
| 1892 | 2,801 | NA |
NA Not available.
1 Removals are the compulsory and confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United States based on an order of removal. An alien who is removed has administrative or criminal consequences placed on subsequent reentry owing to the fact of the removal.
2 Returns are the confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United States not based on an order of removal.
3 Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
4 The counting methodology for administrative arrests by ICE ERO was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting for 2016; prior to 2016, only one administrative arrest could be counted for the same person on the same day.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
