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Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office

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NOTE: This webpage is no longer updated. For updated monthly encounter information, please visit the Southwest Land Border Encounters (By Component) dashboard.

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Children (0-17 yr old) Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect Year to Date (YTD) 2020 compared to YTD 2021.

Unaccompanied Children by Field Office
Field Office	FY20 TD MAR	FY21 TD MAR	% Change FY20 TD MAR to FY21 TD MAR
El Paso	195	138	-29%
Laredo	803	141	-82%
San Diego	1,049	581	-45%
Tucson	161	85	-47%
Southwest Border Total	2,208	945	-57%

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

**Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹**

Comparisons below reflect YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2021.

Family Units by Field Office
Field Office	FY20 TD MAR	FY21 TD MAR	% Change FY20 TD FEB to FY21 TD MAR
El Paso	3,769	106	-97%
Laredo	6,532	271	-96%
San Diego	4,511	1,104	-76%
Tucson	3,506	168	-95%
Southwest Border Total	18,318	1,649	-91%

*Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) deemed inadmissible with a family member by the Office of Field Operations.

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

**Southwest Border Accompanied Minor * Encounters¹**

Comparisons below reflect YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2021.

Accompanied Minors by Field Office
Field Office	FY20 TD MAR	FY21 TD MAR	% Change FY20 TD FEB to FY21 TD MAR
El Paso	26	116	346%
Laredo	204	166	-19%
San Diego	41	324	690%
Tucson	56	91	63%
Southwest Border Total	327	697	113%

*Accompanied Minor represents a child accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian is either a U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident or admissible alien, and the child is determined to be inadmissible.

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2021.

Single Adults by Field Office
Field Office	FY20 TD MAR	FY21 TD MAR	% Change FY20 TD FEB to FY21 TD MAR
El Paso	3,805	2,014	-47%
Laredo	9,143	3,630	-60%
San Diego	8,153	9,186	13%
Tucson	2,675	1,348	-50%
Southwest Border Total	23,776	16,178	-32%

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Children Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - YTD2021.

Unaccompanied Children by Country
Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021 TD MAR
El Salvador	1,721	833	144	184	18
Guatemala	2,829	3,691	667	148	94
Honduras	1,173	1,655	531	322	40
Mexico	1,556	2,210	2,952	1,933	770

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

**Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year**

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - YTD 2021.

Family Unit by Country
Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021 TD MAR
El Salvador	4,577	3,738	1,460	244	37
Guatemala	6,789	12,185	4,452	244	77
Honduras	4,246	8,327	4,812	669	68
Mexico	10,628	21,411	30,099	14,346	794

*Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) deemed inadmissible with a family member by the Office of Field Operations.

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

**Southwest Border Accompanied Minor* Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year**

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - YTD 2021.

Accompanied Minor by Country
Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021 TD MAR
El Salvador	24	14	6	4	10
Guatemala	46	85	13	9	37
Honduras	34	58	18	14	33
Mexico	940	1,184	872	595	580

*Accompanied Minor represents a child accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian is either a U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident or admissible alien, and the child is determined to be inadmissible.

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - YTD 2021.

Single Adults by Country
Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021 TD MAR
El Salvador	1,020	1,088	934	249	181
Guatemala	1,100	1,648	898	410	282
Honduras	917	1,719	1,966	447	289
Mexico	41,044	45,525	36,697	27,719	14,501

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

Southwest Border Encounters¹ Fiscal Year 2020 - By Month

¹Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions. To learn more, visit: Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics

FMUA: Family Unit Apprehension

UC: Unaccompanied Children

AM: Accompanied Minor

SA: Single Adult

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 OCT	FY 21 OCT	FY 21 OCT	FY 21 OCT	FY 21 OCT
El Paso	2	13	39	318	372
Laredo	23	24	19	602	668
San Diego	56	77	41	1,388	1,562
Tucson	32	17	13	236	298
Total	113	131	112	2,544	2,900

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 NOV	FY 21 NOV	FY 21 NOV	FY 21 NOV	FY 21 NOV
El Paso	6	14	14	345	379
Laredo	13	23	30	582	648
San Diego	87	68	37	1,472	1,664
Tucson	24	19	8	207	258
Total	130	124	89	2,606	2,949

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 DEC	FY 21 DEC	FY 21 DEC	FY 21 DEC	FY 21 DEC
El Paso	7	21	22	341	391
Laredo	16	20	26	575	637
San Diego	113	85	32	1,357	1,587
Tucson	20	14	7	220	261
Total	156	140	87	2,493	2,876

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 JAN	FY 21 JAN	FY 21 JAN	FY 21 JAN	FY 21 JAN
El Paso	10	30	11	363	414
Laredo	24	19	18	557	618
San Diego	176	102	61	1,536	1,875
Tucson	20	13	15	175	223
Total	230	164	105	2,631	3,130

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 FEB	FY 21 FEB	FY 21 FEB	FY 21 FEB	FY 21 FEB
El Paso	28	34	12	319	394
Laredo	44	20	33	589	686
San Diego	205	97	77	1,714	2,093
Tucson	23	9	18	244	294
Total	301	160	140	2,866	3,467

	FMUA	UC	AM	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 21 MAR	FY 21 MAR	FY 21 MAR	FY 21 MAR	FY 21 MAR
El Paso	52	26	18	332	428
Laredo	151	35	40	725	951
San Diego	467	153	71	1,707	2,398
Tucson	49	13	30	267	359
Total	719	227	159	3,031	4,136

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Last Modified: June 10, 2021