| Year | Removals [1] | Administrative Returns [2] | Enforcement Returns [3] | Expulsions [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 2,801 | NA | NA | X |
| 1893 | 1,630 | NA | NA | X |
| 1894 | 1,806 | NA | NA | X |
| 1895 | 2,596 | NA | NA | X |
| 1896 | 3,037 | NA | NA | X |
| 1897 | 1,880 | NA | NA | X |
| 1898 | 3,229 | NA | NA | X |
| 1899 | 4,052 | NA | NA | X |
| 1900 | 4,602 | NA | NA | X |
| 1901 | 3,879 | NA | NA | X |
| 1902 | 5,439 | NA | NA | X |
| 1903 | 9,316 | NA | NA | X |
| 1904 | 8,773 | NA | NA | X |
| 1905 | 12,724 | NA | NA | X |
| 1906 | 13,108 | NA | NA | X |
| 1907 | 14,059 | NA | NA | X |
| 1908 | 12,971 | NA | NA | X |
| 1909 | 12,535 | NA | NA | X |
| 1910 | 26,965 | NA | NA | X |
| 1911 | 25,137 | NA | NA | X |
| 1912 | 18,513 | NA | NA | X |
| 1913 | 23,399 | NA | NA | X |
| 1914 | 37,651 | NA | NA | X |
| 1915 | 26,675 | NA | NA | X |
| 1916 | 21,648 | NA | NA | X |
| 1917 | 17,881 | NA | NA | X |
| 1918 | 8,866 | NA | NA | X |
| 1919 | 11,694 | NA | NA | X |
| 1920 | 14,557 | NA | NA | X |
| 1921 | 18,296 | NA | NA | X |
| 1922 | 18,076 | NA | NA | X |
| 1923 | 24,280 | NA | NA | X |
| 1924 | 36,693 | NA | NA | X |
| 1925 | 34,885 | NA | NA | X |
| 1926 | 31,454 | NA | NA | X |
| 1927 | 31,417 | NA | 15,012 | X |
| 1928 | 30,464 | NA | 19,946 | X |
| 1929 | 31,035 | NA | 25,888 | X |
| 1930 | 24,864 | NA | 11,387 | X |
| 1931 | 27,886 | NA | 11,719 | X |
| 1932 | 26,490 | NA | 10,775 | X |
| 1933 | 25,392 | NA | 10,347 | X |
| 1934 | 14,263 | NA | 8,010 | X |
| 1935 | 13,877 | NA | 7,978 | X |
| 1936 | 16,195 | NA | 8,251 | X |
| 1937 | 16,905 | NA | 8,788 | X |
| 1938 | 17,341 | NA | 9,278 | X |
| 1939 | 14,700 | NA | 9,590 | X |
| 1940 | 12,254 | NA | 8,594 | X |
| 1941 | 7,336 | NA | 6,531 | X |
| 1942 | 5,542 | NA | 6,904 | X |
| 1943 | 5,702 | NA | 11,947 | X |
| 1944 | 8,821 | NA | 32,270 | X |
| 1945 | 13,611 | NA | 69,490 | X |
| 1946 | 17,317 | NA | 101,945 | X |
| 1947 | 23,434 | NA | 195,880 | X |
| 1948 | 25,276 | NA | 197,184 | X |
| 1949 | 23,874 | NA | 276,297 | X |
| 1950 | 10,199 | NA | 572,477 | X |
| 1951 | 17,328 | NA | 673,169 | X |
| 1952 | 23,125 | NA | 703,778 | X |
| 1953 | 23,482 | NA | 885,391 | X |
| 1954 | 30,264 | NA | 1,074,277 | X |
| 1955 | 17,695 | NA | 232,769 | X |
| 1956 | 9,006 | NA | 80,891 | X |
| 1957 | 5,989 | NA | 63,379 | X |
| 1958 | 7,875 | NA | 60,600 | X |
| 1959 | 8,468 | NA | 56,610 | X |
| 1960 | 7,240 | NA | 52,796 | X |
| 1961 | 8,181 | NA | 52,383 | X |
| 1962 | 8,025 | NA | 54,164 | X |
| 1963 | 7,763 | NA | 69,392 | X |
| 1964 | 9,167 | NA | 73,042 | X |
| 1965 | 10,572 | NA | 95,263 | X |
| 1966 | 9,680 | NA | 123,683 | X |
| 1967 | 9,728 | NA | 142,343 | X |
| 1968 | 9,590 | NA | 179,952 | X |
| 1969 | 11,030 | NA | 240,958 | X |
| 1970 | 17,469 | NA | 303,348 | X |
| 1971 | 18,294 | NA | 370,074 | X |
| 1972 | 16,883 | NA | 450,927 | X |
| 1973 | 17,346 | NA | 568,005 | X |
| 1974 | 19,413 | NA | 718,740 | X |
| 1975 | 24,432 | NA | 655,814 | X |
| 1976 [5] | 38,471 | NA | 955,374 | X |
| 1977 | 31,263 | NA | 867,015 | X |
| 1978 | 29,277 | NA | 975,515 | X |
| 1979 | 26,825 | NA | 966,137 | X |
| 1980 | 18,013 | NA | 719,211 | X |
| 1981 | 17,379 | NA | 823,875 | X |
| 1982 | 15,216 | NA | 812,572 | X |
| 1983 | 19,211 | NA | 931,600 | X |
| 1984 | 18,696 | NA | 909,833 | X |
| 1985 | 23,105 | NA | 1,041,296 | X |
| 1986 | 24,592 | NA | 1,586,320 | X |
| 1987 | 24,336 | NA | 1,091,203 | X |
| 1988 | 25,829 | NA | 911,790 | X |
| 1989 | 34,427 | NA | 830,890 | X |
| 1990 | 30,039 | NA | 1,022,533 | X |
| 1991 | 33,189 | NA | 1,061,105 | X |
| 1992 | 43,671 | NA | 1,105,829 | X |
| 1993 | 42,542 | NA | 1,243,410 | X |
| 1994 | 45,674 | NA | 1,029,107 | X |
| 1995 | 50,924 | NA | 1,313,764 | X |
| 1996 | 69,680 | NA | 1,573,428 | X |
| 1997 | 114,432 | NA | 1,440,684 | X |
| 1998 | 174,813 | NA | 1,570,127 | X |
| 1999 | 183,114 | NA | 1,574,863 | X |
| 2000 | 188,467 | NA | 1,675,876 | X |
| 2001 | 189,026 | NA | 1,349,371 | X |
| 2002 | 165,168 | NA | 1,012,116 | X |
| 2003 | 211,098 | NA | 945,294 | X |
| 2004 | 240,665 | NA | 1,166,576 | X |
| 2005 | 246,431 | NA | 1,096,920 | X |
| 2006 | 280,974 | NA | 1,043,381 | X |
| 2007 | 319,382 | NA | 891,390 | X |
| 2008 | 359,795 | NA | 811,263 | X |
| 2009 | 379,739 | 59,409 | 523,153 | X |
| 2010 | 382,449 | 61,895 | 409,898 | X |
| 2011 | 390,413 | 60,896 | 261,149 | X |
| 2012 | 415,579 | 47,361 | 183,744 | X |
| 2013 | 432,334 | 44,707 | 134,265 | X |
| 2014 | 405,193 | 45,666 | 118,170 | X |
| 2015 | 324,428 | 43,237 | 86,399 | X |
| 2016 | 332,331 | 30,341 | 76,137 | X |
| 2017 | 284,365 | 15,072 | 85,380 | X |
| 2018 | 327,608 | 72,756 | 87,202 | X |
| 2019 | 347,090 | 89,719 | 81,401 | X |
| 2020 | 237,364 | 113,857 | 53,595 | 206,770 |
| 2021 | 85,783 | 128,339 | 49,664 | 1,071,074 |
| 2022 | 108,733 | 180,266 | 81,121 | 1,103,966 |
Footnotes
X Not applicable.
NA Not available.
Source: Office of Homeland Security Statistics.
- Removals are the compulsory and confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable noncitizen out of the United States based on an order of removal. A noncitizen who is removed has administrative or criminal consequences placed on subsequent reentry owing to the fact of the removal. ↩ Back
- Returns are the confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable noncitizen out of the United States not based on an order of removal. Administrative returns include crew members from 2005 to 2017, and both crew members and administrative withdrawals since 2018. Administrative withdrawals are withdrawals of application for admission that are terminated without prejudice. Enforcement returns are all returns with the exception of crew members and administrative withdrawals. All returns are reported as enforcement returns from 1927 to 2008. ↩ Back
- Returns are the confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable noncitizen out of the United States not based on an order of removal. Administrative returns include crew members from 2005 to 2017, and both crew members and administrative withdrawals since 2018. Administrative withdrawals are withdrawals of application for admission that are terminated without prejudice. Enforcement returns are all returns with the exception of crew members and administrative withdrawals. All returns are reported as enforcement returns from 1927 to 2008. ↩ Back
- Expulsions on public health grounds under U.S. Code Title 42 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↩ Back
- 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
