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Table 35. Noncitizen Apprehensions by Agency and Border Patrol Sector, Office of Field Operations Field Office, Investigations Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction, and Area of Responsibility: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2021

Program Totals

Agency	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[1]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[2]	2021 ^[3]
Total	795,735	786,223	805,334	596,560	683,782	607,677	739,486	1,175,841	609,265	1,865,379
CBP U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Apprehensions	364,768	420,789	486,651	337,117	415,816	310,531	404,142	859,501	405,020	1,662,167
CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO) Encounters	124,408	123,740	125,338	134,172	153,532	146,137	166,920	162,302	90,668	121,577
ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Administrative Arrests	15,937	11,996	11,626	7,288	4,330	7,539	9,843	10,939	9,974	7,553
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Administrative Arrests	290,622	229,698	181,719	117,983	110,104	143,470	158,581	143,099	103,603	74,082

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Apprehensions

Border Patrol Sector	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[4]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[5]	2021 ^[6]
Total apprehensions	364,768	420,789	486,651	337,117	415,816	310,531	404,142	859,501	405,020	1,662,167
Southwest sectors	356,873	414,397	479,371	331,333	408,870	303,916	396,579	851,508	400,635	1,659,206
Other sectors	7,895	6,392	7,280	5,784	6,946	6,615	7,563	7,993	4,385	2,961

Southwest Sectors

Border Patrol Sector	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[7]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[8]	2021 ^[9]
Total	356,873	414,397	479,371	331,333	408,870	303,916	396,579	851,508	400,635	1,659,206
Big Bend, TX	3,964	3,684	4,096	5,031	6,366	6,002	8,045	9,637	8,627	37,266
Del Rio, TX	21,720	23,510	24,255	19,013	23,078	13,476	15,833	57,269	40,342	259,294
El Centro, CA	23,916	16,306	14,511	12,820	19,448	18,633	29,230	35,138	27,487	59,231
El Paso, TX	9,678	11,154	12,339	14,495	25,634	25,193	31,561	182,143	54,396	193,918
Laredo, TX	44,872	50,749	44,049	35,888	36,562	25,460	32,641	38,378	51,425	112,241
Rio Grande Valley, TX	97,762	154,453	256,393	147,257	186,830	137,562	162,262	339,135	90,203	549,077
San Diego, CA	28,461	27,496	29,911	26,290	31,891	26,086	38,591	58,049	53,277	142,459
Tucson, AZ	120,000	120,939	87,915	63,397	64,891	38,657	52,172	63,490	66,074	191,232
Yuma, AZ	6,500	6,106	5,902	7,142	14,170	12,847	26,244	68,269	8,804	114,488

Other Sectors

Border Patrol Sector	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[10]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[11]	2021 ^[12]
Total	7,895	6,392	7,280	5,784	6,946	6,615	7,563	7,993	4,385	2,961
Blaine, WA	537	360	272	282	271	288	359	524	227	112
Buffalo, NY	1,143	796	741	291	226	447	384	537	302	143
Detroit, MI	950	650	647	637	716	1,070	1,930	1,322	455	32
Grand Forks, ND	418	469	767	789	505	496	461	412	227	90
Havre, MT	102	88	91	64	43	39	47	77	30	63
Houlton, ME	41	37	45	32	25	30	52	52	104	57
Miami, FL	2,509	1,738	2,034	1,752	3,205	2,280	2,169	1,891	1,302	1,031
New Orleans, LA	474	500	950	849	764	920	798	1,132	572	344
Ramey, PR	702	924	958	557	694	388	280	562	356	670
Spokane, WA	317	299	269	190	206	208	347	428	236	54
Swanton, VT	702	531	506	341	291	449	736	1,056	574	365

CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO) Encounters

Field Office	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[13]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[14]	2021 ^[15]
Total enforcement encounters	124,408	123,740	125,338	134,172	153,532	146,137	166,920	162,302	90,668	121,577
Southwest land ports of entry	61,332	63,062	65,297	72,140	96,216	81,276	101,805	105,901	48,582	67,741
Other ports of entry	63,019	60,554	59,983	61,947	57,271	64,810	65,109	56,401	42,086	53,836
Unknown field offices	57	124	58	85	45	51	6	-	-	-

Southwest Land Ports of Entry

Field Office	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[16]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[17]	2021 ^[18]
Total	61,332	63,062	65,297	72,140	96,216	81,276	101,805	105,901	48,582	67,741
El Paso, TX	5,274	5,815	8,260	9,655	16,731	15,689	22,185	25,372	8,973	8,804
Laredo, TX	25,693	26,005	20,546	18,093	24,595	25,009	32,860	36,908	16,750	19,947
San Diego, CA	23,555	22,750	28,969	36,775	44,792	29,063	32,065	29,811	16,842	33,596
Tucson, AZ	6,810	8,492	7,522	7,617	10,098	11,515	14,695	13,810	6,017	5,394

Other Ports of Entry

Field Office	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[19]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[20]	2021 ^[21]
Total	63,019	60,554	59,983	61,947	57,271	64,810	65,109	56,401	42,086	53,836
Atlanta, GA	1,823	2,042	2,940	3,026	2,669	2,267	1,895	2,179	1,474	2,254
Baltimore, MD	1,815	2,094	1,998	1,808	870	1,055	950	840	596	592
Boston, MA	3,235	2,675	2,931	2,871	2,042	2,574	5,995	3,128	2,134	2,693
Buffalo, NY	12,558	10,697	9,697	9,023	9,812	10,124	8,688	6,335	4,550	5,780
Chicago, IL	2,320	2,050	2,122	3,895	2,819	5,200	4,577	4,047	2,777	3,598
Detroit, MI	6,199	6,001	5,645	5,699	4,901	5,273	4,244	2,111	1,571	1,349
El Paso, TX	16	3	4	9	3	125	299	13	-	-
Houston, TX	2,912	2,972	3,442	4,182	4,672	4,481	4,678	4,262	3,842	7,037
Laredo, TX	63	48	23	24	22	24	269	54	24	93
Los Angeles, CA	2,739	2,773	3,331	4,349	4,141	5,147	4,424	5,135	4,883	7,174
Miami, FL	5,242	5,295	3,869	3,926	4,377	4,869	5,819	6,327	4,664	5,483
New Orleans, LA	64	49	44	25	37	29	68	85	64	10
New York, NY	4,843	4,464	4,370	3,921	4,063	3,992	4,224	4,970	3,193	2,692
Portland, OR	168	211	136	235	361	379	350	209	152	356
San Diego, CA	60	45	66	72	49	94	353	66	39	12
San Francisco, CA	1,270	1,469	1,427	1,526	2,064	4,221	3,377	4,104	3,192	3,174
San Juan, PR	794	756	614	651	737	752	743	978	847	1,380
Seattle, WA	8,461	7,844	7,599	6,804	6,268	6,419	5,219	4,424	3,236	4,638
Tampa, FL	590	462	407	470	832	1,042	827	988	235	180
Tucson, AZ	162	66	56	68	38	48	124	55	40	110
Pre-clearance ^[22]	7,685	8,538	9,262	9,363	6,494	6,695	7,986	6,091	4,573	5,231

ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Administrative Arrests

SAC Jurisdiction	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[23]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[24]	2021 ^[25]
Total administrative arrests	15,937	11,996	11,626	7,288	4,330	7,539	9,843	10,939	9,974	7,553
Atlanta, GA	578	337	224	166	75	226	284	232	278	60
Baltimore, MD	135	75	133	130	34	132	155	91	94	32
Boston, MA	346	225	173	157	91	137	166	171	131	65
Buffalo, NY	183	153	118	87	42	126	121	68	61	17
Charlotte, NC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	86	101	18
Chicago, IL	1,657	1,239	909	750	379	848	776	581	363	221
Dallas, TX	508	256	328	215	131	224	637	647	470	195
Denver, CO	644	226	128	74	90	129	258	265	232	90
Detroit, MI	257	176	229	231	98	173	232	192	166	49
El Paso, TX	446	367	447	394	343	723	996	1,499	2,211	4,053
Honolulu, HI	197	95	72	75	60	260	174	147	115	45
Houston, TX	1,044	1,071	924	355	251	399	451	496	221	257
Kansas City, MO	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	227	159	20
Las Vegas, NV	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	79	112	126
Los Angeles, CA	536	507	401	493	210	229	545	313	272	200
Miami, FL	1,030	881	984	794	397	310	381	473	407	86
Nashville, TN	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	258	112	46
New Orleans, LA	686	508	415	293	224	751	1,005	281	219	104
New York, NY	461	219	245	171	155	345	309	223	297	38
Newark, NJ	194	118	185	157	108	308	360	396	276	91
Philadelphia, PA	373	178	233	158	87	182	254	256	83	45
Phoenix, AZ	403	457	258	207	337	348	394	728	332	376
Saint Paul, MN	381	174	180	94	50	110	317	97	29	D
San Antonio, TX	3,599	2,945	3,677	1,438	662	693	955	2,154	1,523	1,016
San Diego, CA	506	398	311	211	145	86	56	95	1,045	20
San Francisco, CA	355	252	176	96	61	203	230	210	119	72
San Juan, PR	178	242	65	41	15	90	108	95	67	63
Seattle, WA	424	376	259	209	117	161	109	138	156	63
Tampa, FL	421	168	181	138	45	167	328	224	217	42
Washington, DC	347	303	299	136	73	143	93	113	59	27
Other SAC jurisdictions abroad	48	50	72	18	50	36	149	104	47	D

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Administrative Arrests

Area of Responsibility	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ^[27]	2017	2018	2019	2020 ^[28]	2021 ^[29]
Total administrative arrests^[26]	290,622	229,698	181,719	117,983	110,104	143,470	158,581	143,099	103,603	74,082
Atlanta, GA	24,312	17,480	14,208	10,042	8,866	13,551	15,189	13,247	10,146	5,607
Baltimore, MD	2,953	2,562	2,114	1,100	1,239	1,666	1,703	1,450	D	562
Boston, MA	5,268	3,908	2,795	1,749	1,858	2,834	2,908	2,469	1,604	1,782
Buffalo, NY	1,666	1,668	1,510	1,171	1,173	1,494	1,582	1,287	930	692
Chicago, IL	15,455	11,817	9,951	6,899	7,055	8,604	9,241	8,427	6,211	5,192
Dallas, TX	16,515	15,882	13,026	8,177	9,634	16,520	17,644	16,900	14,630	8,907
Denver, CO	6,008	4,819	3,272	2,336	2,284	2,746	2,755	2,408	1,433	1,382
Detroit, MI	6,886	5,374	4,549	2,546	2,241	3,409	3,604	3,318	2,508	2,031
El Paso, TX	4,407	3,244	2,636	1,830	1,611	1,892	2,159	2,270	1,674	1,810
Houston, TX	17,126	13,866	16,112	13,886	12,896	13,565	14,333	11,584	10,172	6,191
Los Angeles, CA	31,078	24,582	18,347	8,365	7,651	8,419	7,854	6,657	4,383	3,222
Miami, FL	16,011	11,147	8,411	4,764	3,524	6,192	8,474	9,512	7,397	4,476
New Orleans, LA	12,584	8,972	7,331	5,187	5,174	7,968	10,270	9,831	6,342	3,595
New York, NY	6,532	5,560	4,859	2,275	1,847	2,576	3,476	2,477	1,517	3,857
Newark, NJ	5,589	4,380	3,763	2,478	2,247	3,189	3,409	2,903	2,099	4,002
Philadelphia, PA	5,092	4,980	4,857	3,995	3,672	4,938	5,143	4,096	2,826	1,886
Phoenix, AZ	13,113	10,941	8,416	7,118	5,370	6,457	7,162	5,904	4,262	2,381
Saint Paul, MN	6,960	5,505	3,654	2,362	2,500	4,175	4,658	4,340	3,138	1,851
Salt Lake City, UT	7,535	6,182	5,078	4,384	4,638	5,177	5,754	5,382	3,473	1,944
San Antonio, TX	28,947	25,658	18,680	11,268	8,425	8,510	10,749	11,780	7,659	5,586
San Diego, CA	11,196	6,521	6,336	3,717	3,683	4,551	6,000	2,280	1,309	574
San Francisco, CA	26,386	20,441	10,602	6,009	6,651	7,231	6,210	5,098	3,457	2,291
Seattle, WA	8,801	7,156	4,703	2,960	2,698	3,376	3,067	2,550	1,525	2,008
Washington, DC	7,383	5,557	4,361	3,089	2,883	4,163	4,359	4,276	2,885	1,155
Headquarters	31	12	11	4	12	20	5	4	D	4
Unknown	2,788	1,484	2,137	272	272	247	873	2,649	1,119	1,094

Footnotes

X Not applicable.

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.

- Represents zero.

Notes: Data include CBP USBP apprehensions, CBP OFO inadmissibles, ICE HSI administrative arrests, and ICE ERO administrative arrests. CBP OFO inadmissibles in this table only include enforcement encounters, reflecting attempted unlawful entries into the United States.

Source: DHS Office of Immigration Statistics.

Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Refers to field offices abroad. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
Historical figures for ICE ERO administrative arrests may differ from those published by ICE due to updates to previously published numbers. ↩ Back
Prior to 2016 reporting methodology limits data to one Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ERO administrative arrest for a single person on a single day; beginning in 2016 the reporting methodology was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting, which may include multiple arrests on a single day. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) USBP and CBP OFO data for 2020 and 2021 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back

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Table 35. Noncitizen Apprehensions by Agency and Border Patrol Sector, Office of Field Operations Field Office, Investigations Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction, and Area of Responsibility: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2021

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