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Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office

NOTE: This webpage is no longer updated.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 Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Encounters1

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

Unaccompanied Alien 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 945 -57%


1 Beginning 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.

1 Beginning 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.

1 Beginning 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%


1 Beginning 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 Alien Children Encounters1 by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - YTD2021.

Unaccompanied Alien 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


1 Beginning 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.

1 Beginning 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.

1 Beginning 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


1 Beginning 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

1 Beginning 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 Alien Children
  • AM: Accompanied Minor
  • SA: Single Adult
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Field Offices FMUA UC AM SA TOTAL
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
Last Modified: Feb 12, 2025