| Year | Total | Administrative [1] | Enforcement [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 251,202 | NA | NA |
| 2006 | 207,631 | NA | NA |
| 2007 | 202,030 | NA | NA |
| 2008 | 222,798 | NA | NA |
| 2009 | 223,908 | NA | NA |
| 2010 | 229,575 | NA | NA |
| 2011 | 213,345 | NA | NA |
| 2012 [3] | 195,804 | 71,396 | 124,408 |
| 2013 | 205,623 | 81,883 | 123,740 |
| 2014 | 225,016 | 99,678 | 125,338 |
| 2015 | 254,714 | 120,542 | 134,172 |
| 2016 [4] | 274,617 | 121,085 | 153,532 |
| 2017 | 216,257 | 70,120 | 146,137 |
| 2018 | 281,928 | 115,008 | 166,920 |
| 2019 | 287,977 | 125,675 | 162,302 |
| 2020 [5] | 241,763 | 151,095 | 90,668 |
| 2021 | 294,351 | 172,774 | 121,577 |
Footnotes
NA Not Available
Source: DHS Office of Immigration Statistics.
- Administrative encounters do not reflect attempted unlawful entries into the United States and do not involve U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) placing someone in immigration proceedings; they include determinations of inadmissibility for withdrawals of application for admission that are terminated without prejudice, crew members of foreign vessels required to remain aboard their ships, persons paroled into the United States at ports of entry. ↩ Back
- Enforcement encounters reflect an attempted unlawful entry into the United States. ↩ Back
- Beginning in 2012, data include breakout of administrative and enforcement encounters. ↩ Back
- Before April 2008, data did not include all crew members detained onboard vessels. ↩ Back
- CBP OFO data beginning in 2020 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
