| Year | Total | Administrative [1] | Enforcement [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 251,202 | NA | NA |
| 2006 | 207,631 | NA | NA |
| 2007 | 202,030 | NA | NA |
| 2008 [3] | 222,798 | NA | NA |
| 2009 | 223,908 | NA | NA |
| 2010 | 229,575 | NA | NA |
| 2011 | 213,345 | NA | NA |
| 2012 [4] | 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 | 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 [6] | 294,351 | 172,774 | 121,577 |
| 2022 [7] | 551,928 | 330,477 | 221,451 |
Footnotes
NA Not Available
Source: Office of Homeland Security 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, and encounters resulting in parole dispositions at ports of entry. ↩ Back
- Enforcement encounters include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and inadmissibility determinations that reflect an attempted unlawful entry into the United States, including all determinations of inadmissibility not defined as administrative encounters. ↩ Back
- Before April 2008, data did not include all crew members detained onboard vessels. ↩ Back
- Beginning in 2012, data include breakout of administrative and enforcement encounters. ↩ Back
- CBP OFO data for 2020, 2021, and 2022 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
- CBP OFO data for 2020, 2021, and 2022 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
- CBP OFO data for 2020, 2021, and 2022 include encounters resulting in expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
