| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 22,199 |
| 1926 | 12,735 |
| 1927 | 16,393 |
| 1928 | 23,566 |
| 1929 | 32,711 |
| 1930 | 20,880 |
| 1931 | 22,276 |
| 1932 | 22,735 |
| 1933 | 20,949 |
| 1934 | 10,319 |
| 1935 | 11,016 |
| 1936 | 11,728 |
| 1937 | 13,054 |
| 1938 | 12,851 |
| 1939 | 12,037 |
| 1940 | 10,492 |
| 1941 | 11,294 |
| 1942 | 11,784 |
| 1943 | 11,175 |
| 1944 | 31,174 |
| 1945 | 69,164 |
| 1946 | 99,591 |
| 1947 | 193,657 |
| 1948 | 192,779 |
| 1949 | 288,253 |
| 1950 | 468,339 |
| 1951 | 509,040 |
| 1952 | 543,535 |
| 1953 | 885,587 |
| 1954 | 1,089,583 |
| 1955 | 254,096 |
| 1956 | 87,696 |
| 1957 | 59,918 |
| 1958 | 53,474 |
| 1959 | 45,336 |
| 1960 | 70,684 |
| 1961 | 88,823 |
| 1962 | 92,758 |
| 1963 | 88,712 |
| 1964 | 86,597 |
| 1965 | 110,371 |
| 1966 | 138,520 |
| 1967 | 161,608 |
| 1968 | 212,057 |
| 1969 | 283,557 |
| 1970 | 345,353 |
| 1971 | 420,126 |
| 1972 | 505,949 |
| 1973 | 655,968 |
| 1974 | 788,145 |
| 1975 | 766,600 |
| 1976 [1] | 1,097,739 |
| 1977 | 1,042,215 |
| 1978 | 1,057,977 |
| 1979 | 1,076,418 |
| 1980 | 910,361 |
| 1981 | 975,780 |
| 1982 | 970,246 |
| 1983 | 1,251,357 |
| 1984 | 1,246,981 |
| 1985 | 1,348,749 |
| 1986 | 1,767,400 |
| 1987 | 1,190,488 |
| 1988 | 1,008,145 |
| 1989 | 954,243 |
| 1990 | 1,169,939 |
| 1991 | 1,197,875 |
| 1992 | 1,258,481 |
| 1993 | 1,327,261 |
| 1994 | 1,094,719 |
| 1995 | 1,394,554 |
| 1996 | 1,649,986 |
| 1997 | 1,536,520 |
| 1998 | 1,679,439 |
| 1999 | 1,714,035 |
| 2000 | 1,814,729 |
| 2001 | 1,387,486 |
| 2002 | 1,062,270 |
| 2003 | 1,046,422 |
| 2004 | 1,264,232 |
| 2005 | 1,291,065 |
| 2006 | 1,206,408 |
| 2007 | 960,673 |
| 2008 [2] | 1,043,759 |
| 2009 [3] | 889,212 |
| 2010 | 796,587 |
| 2011 | 678,606 |
| 2012 | 671,327 |
| 2013 | 662,483 |
| 2014 | 679,996 |
| 2015 | 462,388 |
| 2016 [4] | 530,250 |
| 2017 | 461,540 |
| 2018 | 572,566 |
| 2019 | 1,013,539 |
| 2020 [5] | 518,597 |
Footnotes
Note: Data refer to USBP apprehensions and encounters and ICE administrative arrests. Prior to 1952, data refer to USBP apprehensions.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- 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. ↩ Back
- Beginning in 2008, data include all administrative arrests conducted by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). ↩ Back
- Beginning in 2009, data include administrative arrests conducted by ICE ERO and administrative arrests conducted under the 287(g) program. ↩ Back
- The counting methodology for administrative arrests by ICE ERO was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting for 2016; for earlier years only one administrative arrest could be counted for the same person on the same day. ↩ Back
- U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) data for 2020 include USBP encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
