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Custody and Transfer Statistics FY2023

Fiscal Year 2023 runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023.
 

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear Inadmissibles by Disposition

Disposition Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
EXPEDITED REMOVAL-CREDIBLE FEAR (ERCF)1 206 211 216 159 183 175 148 599 1,032 818 1,909
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)2 21,122 22,398 24,998 22,451 20,998 23,866 22,457 29,370 39,072 45,073 44,693
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)-PERSON RELEASED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)-PERSON DETAINED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP)-REMOVAL-LIMITED REVIEW3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP)-REFUSAL LIMITED REVIEW3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
STOWAWAY-LIMITED REVIEW3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Credible Fear Inadmissibles 21,329 22,610 25,214 22,610 21,181 24,041 22,605 29,969 40,107 45,891 46,604

Title 8 Inadmissibles

Field Office Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
El Paso 1,788 2,422 2,687 2,951 2,734 2,807 2,945 4,476 6,919 7,887 8,039
Laredo 13,087 13,285 14,896 13,979 12,597 15,055 13,370 18,266 22,213 24,189 24,009
San Diego 8,494 8,751 9,419 7,857 7,376 7,912 7,933 9,048 12,961 15,424 15,750
Tucson 956 1,151 1,357 1,395 1,569 1,612 1,676 2,658 2,934 3,346 4,115
Total 24,325 25,609 28,359 26,182 24,276 27,386 25,924 34,448 45,027 50,846 51,913

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear Inadmissibles by Program

  Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)- Initial returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA) Program - Expedited Removal - Credible Fear (ERCF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACA - Notice to Appear (NTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP) Program -Expedited Removal - Credible Fear (ERCF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HARP - Notice to Appear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear by Transfer Destination

Destination Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Federal/State/Local Facility 49 44 46 33 54 45 33 122 152 99 129
ICE/ERO 1,475 729 769 473 315 401 317 737 1,272 1,104 1,982
ICE/HSI 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
OFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Return to Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 9 14
USBP 82 69 122 81 108 128 73 140 172 227 223
Total 1,609 842 937 587 477 574 426 1,004 1,603 1,439 2,348


1Includes subjects who indicated a desire to seek asylum or a fear of persecution in Office of Field Operations’ (OFO) custody at a port of entry. OFO refers all such claims to USCIS for a credible fear interview. Credible fear may be claimed at any time prior to removal.

2 This number reflects instances where OFO exercises its discretion and issues a Notice to Appear (NTA) to initiate removal proceedings before an immigration judge. This does not include NTAs issued at the discretion of other DHS components with authority to issue NTAs. In the event of being processed for removal with an NTA, individuals have up to one year to seek asylum while in proceedings before the immigration judge.

3 The term "limited review" refers to the process of an immigration judge considering claims of US citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residence, Asylum or Refugee status.

Field Operations - Southwest Border In Custody1

Detention Capacity Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
In Custody Capacity 902 902 902 902 902 902 902 902 902 902 902
% 155 (17.1%)2 165 (18.3%)2 150 (16.7%)2 154 (17.04%)2 313 (34.7%)2 391 (43.35%)2 394 (43.68%)2 481 (53.33%)2 477 (52.88%)2 413 (45.79%)2 696 (77.16%)2


1 Represents an estimate of each cell's coded occupancy limit, as outlined in technical design standards when constructed, multiplied by the total number of cells for all ports of entry within each field office. This number does not account for the unique circumstances that may limit the occupancy of a given cell (e.g., high risk, nursing/pregnant, transgender, unaccompanied minor, etc.) nor does it reflect operational limitations that affect a port's capacity to detain. CBP’s capacity to detain individuals in its short-term facilities depends on many factors, including: demographics of the individual in custody; medical or other needs of individuals in custody; ability of ICE ERO (or, if an unaccompanied child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to transfer individuals out of CBP custody; and OFO's available resources to safely process and hold individuals.

2 Represents the average number of travelers in custody on a daily basis averaged over the 30-day period, at all Southwest Border Field Office locations. Travelers include inadmissible individuals, lawful permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and United States Citizens who are being detained to verify wants, warrants, criminal, administrative or other judicial process.

OFO Southwest Border T8, T19, T42

Category Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Title 8 24,325 25,609 28,359 26,182 24,276 27,386 25,924 34,448 45,027 50,846 51,913
Title 19 592 736 574 309 185 226 197 79 0 0 0
Title 42 2,071 1,885 1,941 1,665 1,835 2,197 2,152 865 0 0 0

 

USBP Monthly Southwest Border Encounters by Processing Disposition

The processing disposition decision related to each apprehension is made on a case-by-case basis. As dispositions are subject to change throughout the process, the data below does not necessarily reflect final dispositions or removals in all cases.

Processing Disposition Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Notice To Appear/Own Recognizance (NTA-OR) 20,930 16,733 9,776 17,831 14,731 25,845 65,603 68,989 36,511 70,442 100,585
Paroles1 68,830 90,506 130,550 5,207 20 3 41 8,818 3 10 9
Notice to Report (NTR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Expedited Removal (ER) 11,414 6,370 6,531 15,843 11,855 10,953 8,620 23,401 16,083 17,175 29,052
Reinstatement of Prior Order of Removal 2,156 2,036 2,057 2,253 2,470 2,523 2,262 4,818 5,247 5,733 7,166
Warrant of Arrest/Notice To Appear - (Detained) 19,301 20,590 14,225 14,378 22,777 30,447 20,890 14,050 17,522 16,133 18,779
Voluntary Return 2,225 2,155 7,292 7,275 2,253 2,628 2,058 19,125 23,910 22,601 24,775
MPP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other2 225 218 233 217 272 279 376 607 267 554 693
Total Title 8 Apprehensions 125,081 138,608 170,664 63,004 54,378 72,678 99,850 139,808 99,543 132,648 181,059


1Subjects enrolled in multiple programs are only counted once based on the following order: PACR, ACA, HARP, MPP

2Processing dispositions may include subjects that do not yet have a final disposition at the time the data was collected or subjects processed under the visa waiver program, turned over to, etc. 

USBP Monthly Southwest Border Apprehensions by Transfer Destination

Following processing, U.S. Border Patrol arranges transfer of individuals to the appropriate entity based on disposition and other factors such as criminal charges. The transfer destinations below are representative of the time data was aggregated. The data does not reflect subsequent transfer destinations after subjects leave Border Patrol custody and are subject to change if an individual returns to U.S. Border Patrol custody during the same event.

Transfer Destination Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Humanitarian Release 89,833 107,292 140,392 23,098 14,808 25,922 65,698 77,863 36,546 70,496 100,019
Federal1 30,634 27,017 20,730 29,919 33,782 40,870 29,214 35,524 31,478 28,244 34,505
Federal - Northern Triangle Repatriation Flights 366 303 276 128 170 264 283 2,381 1,238 4,547 6,865
Federal - Mexican Repatriation Flights 86 118 42 27 318 788 686 421 152 1,003 4,308
Port of Entry (Non-MPP) 3,553 3,308 8,679 9,320 4,823 4,311 3,552 22,656 29,001 27,155 30,009
Port of Entry (MPP) 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies 467 418 388 433 391 388 323 512 540 760 1,278
Other2 142 152 160 77 70 83 82 449 573 437 523
Total Title 8 Transfers 125,081 138,608 170,664 63,002 54,362 72,626 99,840 139,806 99,528 132,642 177,507

1Manifested as turned over to other Federal agencies, to include Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Health and Human Services, U.S. Marshals, etc.

2 Includes subjects that have not been transferred out of USBP custody at the time the data was collected or subjects manifested as transferred to hospital, paroled, etc.

USBP Average Daily Subjects In Custody by Southwest Border Sector

U.S. Border Patrol facilities, such as stations and central processing centers, provide short-term holding capacity for the processing and transfer of individuals encountered by agents. Maximum facility capacity along the Southwest border is approximately 21,000, which assumes a homogenous population and full operating status at all facilities. Actual capacity fluctuates constantly based on characteristics of in-custody population, to include demographics, gender, criminality, etc.

Sector Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23
Big Bend 11 25 9 6 7 10 13 37 6 5 7
Del Rio 1,463 1,970 1,798 615 478 439 421 1,468 1,563 1,487 1,937
El Centro 507 615 782 340 281 402 307 538 116 140 256
El Paso 3,055 2,931 2,918 789 1,605 2,079 3,334 3,384 1,741 2,175 3,761
Laredo 691 991 662 552 634 968 879 1,336 1,448 1,600 1,310
Rio Grande 2,031 1,980 1,906 883 982 1,147 2,996 3,441 1,532 2,588 3,681
San Diego 1,279 1,371 1,576 620 674 1,356 1,828 1,629 658 777 1,036
Tucson 948 1,028 1,114 374 731 1,191 1,352 1,377 1,079 2,263 2,408
Yuma 1,294 1,343 1,648 772 874 1,172 1,134 1,529 1,067 963 947
Total 11,280 12,255 12,412 4,951 6,265 8,764 12,265 14,737 9,210 11,970 15,342

USBP Southwest Border SPP Program Apprehensions Since Program Inception

Apprehension Data includes Deportable Migrants Only

Data Source: EID through BPERT (Unofficial) as of 12/02/2022

SPP Program SPP Program Type Inception Date Apprehensions Since Inception
MPP NTA Program 1/28/2019 82,235
ENV Removal Modality 8/5/2019 53,870
PACR ER Program 10/7/2019 3,079
HARP ER Program 10/28/2019 681
ACA_GUAT ER Program 11/19/2019 1,490
IRI/IFP Removal Modality 12/19/2019 29,656

Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) is an exercise of the Department of Homeland Security’s express statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to return certain applicants for admission, or those who enter illegally between the ports of entry, who are subject to removal proceedings under INA Section 240 Removal Proceedings to Mexico pending removal proceedings.
 

Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR)

The Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) pathway was developed by U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to promptly address credible fear claims of amenable individuals.
 

Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), have executed Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs) to facilitate the transfer of individuals to a third country where they will have access to full and fair procedures for determining their protection claims, based on the ACAs.
 

Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)

The Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP), was developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to promptly address credible fear claims of amenable Mexican nationals.
 

Electronic Nationality Verification

Under the Electronic Nationality Verification (ENV) program U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), remove eligible noncitizens with a final order of removal to their native countries.
 

Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI)

Under the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, remove eligible noncitizens from Mexico to the interior of Mexico.

 

Related Resources

Title 8 Enforcement Actions and Title 42 Expulsions

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