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U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector Fiscal Year 2020

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

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020. To learn more, visit the Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics page.

Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters by Sector

Sector FY19 FY20 % Change
FY19 to FY20
Big Bend 779 526 -32%
Del Rio 3,621 2,199 -39%
El Centro 2,688 1,607 -40%
El Paso 16,159 4,835 -70%
Laredo 2,521 2,641 5%
Rio Grande 34,523 10,258 -70%
San Diego 3,335 1,855 -44%
Tucson 5,105 5,949 17%
Yuma 7,289 687 -91%
USBP Southwest Border Total 76,020 30,557 -60%


1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters1

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020.

Family Unit* Encounters by Sector

Sector FY19 FY20 % Change
FY19 to FY20
Big Bend 2.931 382 -87%
Del Rio 32,835 7,703 -77%
El Centro 7,873 1,057 -87%
El Paso 132,909 10,555 -92%
Laredo 1,169 1,891 62%
Rio Grande 211,631 11,666 -94%
San Diego 16,174 5,005 -69%
Tucson 16,199 11,031 -32%
Yuma 51,961 2,940 -94%
USBP Southwest Border Total 473,682 52,230 -89%


* 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.

1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters1

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020.

Single Adult Encounters by Sector

Sector FY19 FY20 % Change
FY19 to FY20
Big Bend 5,927 7,720 30%
Del Rio 20,813 30,440 46%
El Centro 24,577 24,828 1%
El Paso 33,075 39,006 18%
Laredo 34,688 46,893 35%
Rio Grande 92,981 68,282 -27%
San Diego 38,540 46,422 20%
Tucson 42,186 49,096 16%
Yuma 9,019 5,177 -43%
USBP Southwest Border Total 301,806 317,864 5%


1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8  Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters1 by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2014 - 2020.

Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters by Country

Country FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
El Salvador 16,404 9,389 17,512 9,143 4,949 12,021 2,189
Guatemala 17,057 13,589 18,913 14,827 22,327 30,329 8,390
Honduras 18,244 5,409 10,468 7,784 10,913 20,398 4,454
Mexico 15,634 11,012 11,926 8,877 10,136 10,487 14,359


1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters1 by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - 2020.

Family Units* Encounters by Country

Country FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
El Salvador 27,114 24,122 13,669 56,897 4,335
Guatemala 23,067 24,657 50,401 185,233 10,905
Honduras 20,226 22,366 39,439 188,416 10,485
Mexico 3,481 2,271 2,261 6,004 9,917


* 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.

1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters1 by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - 2020.

Single Adult Encounters by Country

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


1 Beginning in March FY20, USBP Encounters statistics include both Title 8  Apprehensions and Title 42 Expulsions.
 

Southwest Border Family Unit Subject, Unaccompanied Alien Children, and Single Adult Apprehensions Fiscal Year 2020 - By Month

  • FMUA: Family Unit Apprehensions
  • UAC: Unaccompanied Alien Children
  • SA: Single Adult

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 OCT FY20 OCT FY20 OCT FY20 OCT
Big Bend 100 33 520 653
Del Rio 1,333 219 1,646 3,198
El Centro 87 93 1,818 1,998
El Paso 2,122 329 2,784 5,235
Laredo 117 216 3,478 3,811
Rio Grande 2,854 1,105 5,781 9,740
San Diego 333 129 3,178 3,640
Tucson 2,371 592 3,372 6,335
Yum 404 125 264 793
Southwest Border Total 9,721 2,841 22,840 35,402

 

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 NOV FY20 NOV FY20 NOV FY20 NOV
Big Bend 64 55 407 526
Del Rio 1,215 226 1,678 3,119
El Centro 140 116 1,655 1,911
El Paso 2,293 462 2,331 5,086
Laredo 90 258 3,006 3,354
Rio Grande 2,094 1,209 5,254 8,557
San Diego 388 170 3,121 3,679
Tucson 2,301 741 3,472 6,514
Yuma 421 71 286 778
Southwest Border Total 9,006 3,308 21,210 33,524

 

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 DEC FY20 DEC FY20 DEC​​ FY20 DEC
Big Bend 52 46 445 543
Del Rio 936 237 1,830 3,003
El Centro 121 159 1,475 1,755
El Paso 2,259 481 2,359 5,099
Laredo 96 242 2,787 3,125
Rio Grande 1,593 1,033 5,199 7,825
San Diego 757 208 3,132 4,097
Tucson 2,416 705 3,526 6,647
Yuma 365 113 281 759
Southwest Border Total 8,595 3,223 21,035 32,853

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 JAN FY20 JAN FY20 JAN​​ FY20 JAN
Big Bend 34 36 534 604
Del Rio 360 135 1,853 2,348
El Centro 109 109 1,481 1,699
El Paso 1,411 425 2,558 4,394
Laredo 96 290 3,232 3,618
Rio Grande 839 867 4,773 6,479
San Diego 672 173 3,366 4,209
Tucson 1,255 567 3,335 5,158
Yuma 385 78 233 696
Southwest Border Total 5,161 2,680 21,364 29,205

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 FEB FY20 FEB FY20 FEB​​ FY20 FEB
Big Bend 6 52 504 562
Del Rio 387 185 2,050 2,622
El Centro 262 118 1,640 2,020
El Paso 476 457 2,433 3,366
Laredo 107 304 3,535 3,946
Rio Grande 751 1,027 4,925 6,703
San Diego 1,040 183 3,449 4,672
Tucson 969 666 3,549 5,184
Yuma 614 77 311 1,002
Southwest Border Total 4,610 3,070 22,397 30,077

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 MAR FY20 MAR FY20 MAR​​ FY20 MAR
Big Bend

24

32

619

675
Del Rio

446

164

2,009

2,619
El Centro

76

120

1,867

2,063
El Paso

522

445

2,447

3,414
Laredo

63

297

3,664

4,024
Rio Grande

724

1,109

5,375

7,208
San Diego

810

177

3,717

4,704
Tucson

584

588

3,934

5,106
Yuma

206

42

328

576
Southwest Border Total

3,455

2,974

23,960

30,389

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 APR FY20 APR FY20 APR​​ FY20 APR
Big Bend 3 22 482 507
Del Rio 157 57 1,813 2,027
El Centro 31 43 1,184 1,258
El Paso 79 112 1,568 1,759
Laredo 101 73 1,817 1,991
Rio Grande 165 210 3,084 3,459
San Diego 40 46 2,182 2,268
Tucson 100 148 2,367 2,615
Yuma 40 1 257 298
Southwest Border Total 716 712 14,754 16,182

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 MAY FY20 MAY FY20 MAY​​ FY20 MAY
Big Bend 2 26 600 628
Del Rio 218 91 1,980 2,289
El Centro 45 88 1,747 1,880
El Paso 150 145 2,322 2,617
Laredo 145 121 3,089 3,355
Rio Grande 169 192 3,337 3,698
San Diego 58 93 3,160 3,311
Tucson 121 192 2,757 3,070
Yuma 71 18 656 745
Southwest Border Total 979 966 19,648 21,593

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 JUN FY20 JUN FY20 JUN​​ FY20 JUN
Big Bend 12 35 613 660
Del Rio 442 153 2,876 3,471
El Centro 23 143 2,607 2,773
El Paso 186 263 3,427 3,876
Laredo 177 119 3,744 4,040
Rio Grande 314 427 4,673 5,414
San Diego 229 165 4,557 4,951
Tucson 125 270 4,308 4,703
Yuma 73 28 847 948
Southwest Border Total 1,581 1,603 27,652 30,836

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 JUL FY20 JUL FY20 JUL​​ FY20 JUL
Big Bend 30 41 675 746
Del Rio 497 196 3,470 4,163
El Centro 44 230 3,295 3,569
El Paso 219 472 4,400 5,091
Laredo 224 206 5,015 5,445
Rio Grande 539 692 6,340 7,571
San Diego 157 162 5,237 5,556
Tucson 183 394 5,028 5,605
Yuma 96 33 661 790
Southwest Border Total 1,989 2,426 34,121 38,536

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 AUG FY20 AUG FY20 AUG FY20 AUG
Big Bend 26 54 1,040 1,120
Del Rio 405 245 4,479 5,129
El Centro 66 202 3,239 3,507
El Paso 363 584 5,613 6,560
Laredo 360 258 6,624 7,242
Rio Grande 765 930 8,548 10,243
San Diego 210 166 5,656 6,032
Tucson 291 510 5,965 6,766
Yuma 123 49 512 684
Southwest Border Total 2,609 2,998 41,676 47,283

Sector FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
FY20 SEP FY20 SEP FY20 SEP FY20 SEP
Big Bend 29 94 1,281 1,404
Del Rio 1,307 291 4,756 6,354
El Centro 53 186 2,820 3,059
El Paso 475 661 6,764 7,900
Laredo 315 257 6,902 7,474
Rio Grande 861 1,456 10,992 13,309
San Diego 311 183 5,669 6,163
Tucson 315 576 7,482 8,373
Yuma 142 52 541 735
Southwest Border Total 3,808 3,756 47,207 54,771

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Last Modified: Nov 02, 2023