By Region of Nationality
| Region of Nationality | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100,695 | 159,940 | 171,445 |
| Africa | 2,408 | 3,790 | 3,421 |
| Asia | 21,440 | 64,412 | 66,575 |
| Europe | 9,071 | 17,708 | 17,852 |
| North America | 63,359 | 67,715 | 76,640 |
| Oceania | 895 | 830 | 887 |
| South America | 3,378 | 5,359 | 5,910 |
| Unknown | 144 | 126 | 160 |
By Country of Nationality
| Country of Nationality | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100,695 | 159,940 | 171,445 |
| Afghanistan | 56 | 55 | 63 |
| Albania | 56 | 84 | 50 |
| Algeria | 52 | 188 | 250 |
| Angola | 21 | 29 | 30 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Argentina | 93 | 79 | 105 |
| Armenia | 27 | 20 | 31 |
| Australia | 566 | 471 | 524 |
| Austria | 53 | 60 | 59 |
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 31 | 33 |
| Bahamas | 222 | 316 | 320 |
| Bahrain | 22 | 7 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 159 | 336 | 308 |
| Barbados | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| Belarus | 25 | 38 | 37 |
| Belgium | 102 | 146 | 134 |
| Belize | 31 | 25 | 29 |
| Benin | 8 | 43 | 23 |
| Bolivia | 37 | 39 | 34 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 33 | 42 |
| Brazil | 520 | 854 | 847 |
| Bulgaria | 58 | 152 | 191 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 61 | 19 |
| Burma | 625 | 2,603 | 3,122 |
| Burundi | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Cabo Verde | 10 | 35 | 20 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 6 | 11 |
| Cameroon | 62 | 115 | 56 |
| Canada | 18,538 | 18,141 | 18,527 |
| Chile | 496 | 474 | 658 |
| China, People's Republic | 5,246 | 16,546 | 17,845 |
| Colombia | 794 | 814 | 991 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 33 | 63 | 71 |
| Congo, Republic | 11 | 22 | 12 |
| Costa Rica | 78 | 103 | 89 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 20 | 97 | 68 |
| Croatia | 62 | 190 | 202 |
| Cuba | 208 | 146 | 136 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 25 | 14 |
| Czechia | 142 | 126 | 122 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 64 | 62 | 66 |
| Dominica | 9 | 25 | 17 |
| Dominican Republic | 532 | 786 | 665 |
| Ecuador | 284 | 262 | 414 |
| Egypt | 194 | 279 | 306 |
| El Salvador | 595 | 876 | 1,053 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Eritrea | 20 | 33 | 20 |
| Estonia | 33 | 67 | 35 |
| Ethiopia | 77 | 135 | 123 |
| Fiji | 80 | 51 | 55 |
| Finland | 109 | 75 | 77 |
| France | 730 | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Gabon | 16 | 14 | 9 |
| Gambia | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| Georgia | 26 | 104 | 257 |
| Germany | 511 | 650 | 548 |
| Ghana | 93 | 150 | 149 |
| Greece | 242 | 658 | 713 |
| Grenada | 13 | 62 | 37 |
| Guatemala | 1,338 | 2,211 | 2,681 |
| Guinea | 22 | 30 | 21 |
| Guyana | 117 | 319 | 474 |
| Haiti | 209 | 258 | 184 |
| Honduras | 884 | 1,560 | 1,950 |
| Hungary | 217 | 173 | 168 |
| Iceland | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| India | 2,350 | 5,443 | 5,437 |
| Indonesia | 307 | 833 | 873 |
| Iran | 646 | 1,166 | 1,792 |
| Iraq | 262 | 142 | 188 |
| Ireland | 239 | 545 | 785 |
| Israel | 166 | 355 | 206 |
| Italy | 736 | 912 | 938 |
| Jamaica | 507 | 572 | 418 |
| Japan | 381 | 318 | 422 |
| Jordan | 350 | 306 | 198 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 47 | 38 |
| Kenya | 108 | 116 | 98 |
| Kiribati | 13 | 101 | 60 |
| Korea, South | 916 | 1,787 | 1,881 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 17 | 11 |
| Kuwait | 52 | 56 | 55 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Laos | 10 | 3 | D |
| Latvia | 64 | 124 | 128 |
| Lebanon | 109 | 124 | 145 |
| Liberia | 23 | 27 | 15 |
| Libya | 24 | 46 | 62 |
| Lithuania | 77 | 112 | 116 |
| Madagascar | D | 19 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 60 | 142 | 108 |
| Maldives | 5 | - | 15 |
| Mali | 24 | 50 | 90 |
| Malta | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Mauritius | 24 | 16 | 27 |
| Mexico | 39,803 | 42,154 | 49,633 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 15 | 13 | 8 |
| Moldova | 48 | 36 | 42 |
| Mongolia | 56 | 54 | 28 |
| Montenegro | 29 | 59 | 73 |
| Morocco | 94 | 229 | 429 |
| Nepal | 29 | 44 | 54 |
| Netherlands | 264 | 331 | 315 |
| New Zealand | 170 | 164 | 168 |
| Nicaragua | 110 | 172 | 558 |
| Niger | D | 15 | 27 |
| Nigeria | 996 | 1,160 | 569 |
| North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) | 21 | 23 | 18 |
| Norway | 68 | 80 | 62 |
| Oman | 17 | 9 | 18 |
| Pakistan | 443 | 591 | 450 |
| Palau | 5 | D | 10 |
| Panama | 51 | 52 | 59 |
| Papua New Guinea | D | D | 4 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 14 | 22 |
| Peru | 456 | 838 | 1,549 |
| Philippines | 6,564 | 28,275 | 27,618 |
| Poland | 310 | 402 | 397 |
| Portugal | 217 | 310 | 292 |
| Qatar | 18 | 10 | 13 |
| Romania | 279 | 739 | 525 |
| Russia | 516 | 2,815 | 2,617 |
| Rwanda | 12 | 32 | 27 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Saint Lucia | 23 | 24 | 19 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 71 | 97 |
| Samoa | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 332 | 320 | 248 |
| Senegal | 36 | 103 | 75 |
| Serbia | 53 | 54 | 64 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | - | D | D |
| Seychelles | - | 8 | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 14 | 9 | 16 |
| Singapore | 48 | 72 | 64 |
| Slovakia | 65 | 82 | 62 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 44 | 23 |
| Somalia | 10 | 21 | 25 |
| South Africa | 103 | 128 | 130 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 1,454 | 1,366 | 1,495 |
| Sri Lanka | 164 | 490 | 652 |
| Sudan | 56 | 32 | 43 |
| Sweden | 175 | 167 | 195 |
| Switzerland | 81 | 94 | 91 |
| Syria | 320 | 281 | 255 |
| Taiwan | 573 | 670 | 846 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 4 | D |
| Tanzania | 34 | 123 | 120 |
| Thailand | 165 | 263 | 398 |
| Togo | 23 | 29 | 9 |
| Tonga | 20 | 7 | 20 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 46 | 66 | 78 |
| Tunisia | 55 | 189 | 320 |
| Turkey | 438 | 2,233 | 2,125 |
| Turkmenistan | 43 | 34 | 17 |
| Tuvalu | 3 | D | D |
| Uganda | 20 | 33 | 35 |
| Ukraine | 890 | 3,893 | 4,366 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 32 | 37 |
| United Kingdom | 1,118 | 1,589 | 1,824 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| Uzbekistan | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | - | 11 |
| Venezuela | 547 | 1,650 | 793 |
| Vietnam | 280 | 476 | 659 |
| Yemen | 43 | 58 | 21 |
| Zambia | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 21 | 33 |
| All other countries [1] | 62 | 54 | 45 |
| Unknown | 144 | 126 | 160 |
Footnotes
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
Note: Data are current as of October 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- Includes countries with fewer than 10 aliens returned per year. ↩ Back
