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

Comparisons below reflect YTD2020 compared to YTD2021.

Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters by Sector
Sector	FY20 TD DEC	FY21 TD DEC	% Change FY20 TD DEC to FY20 TD DEC
Big Bend	134	265	98%
Del Rio	682	1,304	91%
El Centro	368	511	39%
El Paso	1,271	2,221	75%
Laredo	716	907	27%
Rio Grande	3,347	5,184	55%
San Diego	507	739	46%
Tucson	2,038	2,521	24%
Yuma	309	363	17%
USBP Southwest Border Total	9,372	14,015	50%

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

**Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹**

Comparisons below reflect YTD2020 compared to YTD2021.

Family Unit* Encounters by Sector
Sector	FY20 TD DEC	FY21 TD DEC	% Change FY20 TD DEC to FY21 TD DEC
Big Bend	216	113	-48%
Del Rio	3,484	2,445	-30%
El Centro	348	187	-46%
El Paso	6,674	2,458	-63%
Laredo	303	900	197%
Rio Grande	6,541	4,275	-35%
San Diego	1,478	897	-39%
Tucson	7,088	1,406	-80%
Yuma	1,190	639	-46%
USBP Southwest Border Total	27,322	13,320	-51%

*Note: Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol.

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

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect TD2020 compared to TD2021.

Single Adult Encounters by Sector
Sector	FY20 TD DEC	FY21 TD DEC	% Change FY20 TD DEC to FY21 TD DEC
Big Bend	1,372	4,747	246%
Del Rio	5,154	22,610	339%
El Centro	4,948	10,145	105%
El Paso	7,474	23,869	219%
Laredo	9,271	23,554	154%
Rio Grande	16,234	42,678	163%
San Diego	9,431	20,184	114%
Tucson	10,370	30,866	198%
Yuma	831	1,980	138%
USBP Southwest Border Total	65,085	180,633	178%

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

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters¹ by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2015 - YTD2021.

Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters by Country
Country	FY15	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21 TD DEC
El Salvador	9,389	17,512	9,143	4,949	12,021	2,189	1,034
Guatemala	13,589	18,913	14,827	22,327	30,329	8,390	4,098
Honduras	5,409	10,468	7,784	10,913	20,398	4,454	2,360
Mexico	11,012	11,926	8,877	10,136	10,487	14,359	5,938

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

**Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹ by Country**

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - YTD2021.

Family Units* Encounters by Country
Country	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21 TD DEC
El Salvador	27,114	24,122	13,669	56,897	4,335	1,387
Guatemala	23,067	24,657	50,401	185,233	10,905	2,490
Honduras	20,226	22,366	39,439	188,416	10,485	3,274
Mexico	3,481	2,271	2,261	6,004	9,917	3,300

*Note: Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol.

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

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹ by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - YTD2021.

Single Adult Encounters by Country
Country	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FYTD21
El Salvador	27,222	16,495	12,751	20,893	9,960	8,034
Guatemala	32,621	26,387	42,994	48,606	27,948	25,285
Honduras	22,258	17,110	26,161	44,981	25,152	20,119
Mexico	175,353	116,790	139,860	149,967	228,842	112,028

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

Southwest Border Family Unit Subject, Unaccompanied Alien Children, and Single Adult Apprehensions Fiscal Year 2021 - By Month

FMUA: Family Unit Apprehensions

UAC: Unaccompanied Alien Children

SA: Single Adult

October

	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY21 OCT	FY21 OCT	FY21 OCT	FY21 OCT
Big Bend	28	79	1,418	1,525
Del Rio	1,136	405	6,908	8,449
El Centro	18	227	3,845	4,090
El Paso	717	666	7,393	8,776
Laredo	368	346	8,658	9,372
Rio Grande	1,431	1,823	14,369	17,623
San Diego	277	210	6,246	6,733
Tucson	498	860	10,112	11,470
Yum	157	64	567	788
Southwest Border Total	4,630	4,680	59,516	68,826

November

	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY21 NOV	FY21 NOV	FY21 NOV	FY21 NOV
Big Bend	49	88	1,484	1,621
Del Rio	672	451	7,590	8,713
El Centro	73	161	3,402	3,636
El Paso	717	652	7,340	8,746
Laredo	343	286	7,616	8,245
Rio Grande	1,360	1,661	14,281	17,302
San Diego	312	200	6,561	7,073
Tucson	467	847	10,872	12,186
Yum	172	119	699	990
Southwest Border Total	4,202	4,465	59,845	68,512

December

	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY21 DEC	FY21 DEC	FY21 DEC	FY21 DEC
Big Bend	36	98	1,845	1,979
Del Rio	637	448	8,112	9,197
El Centro	96	123	2,898	3,117
El Paso	987	903	9,136	11,026
Laredo	189	275	7,280	7,744
Rio Grande	1,484	1,700	14,028	17,212
San Diego	308	329	7,337	8,014
Tucson	441	814	9,882	11,137
Yum	310	180	714	1,204
Southwest Border Total	4,488	4,870	61,272	70,630

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