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Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Program and Border Patrol Sector, Investigations Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction, and Area of Responsibility: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019

The 2019 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019
Program 2017 2018 2019
   Total 461,540 572,566 1,013,539
CBP Border Patrol 310,531 404,142 859,501
ICE Homeland Security Investigations 7,539 9,843 10,939
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations2,3 143,470 158,581 143,099

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Border Patrol Sector: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019
Sector 2017 2018 2019
   Total apprehensions 310,531 404,142 859,501
Southwest sectors 303,916 396,579 851,508
Big Bend, TX4 6,002 8,045 9,637
Del Rio, TX 13,476 15,833 57,269
El Centro, CA 18,633 29,230 35,138
El Paso, TX 25,193 31,561 182,143
Laredo, TX 25,460 32,641 38,378
Rio Grande Valley, TX 137,562 162,262 339,135
San Diego, CA 26,086 38,591 58,049
Tucson, AZ 38,657 52,172 63,490
Yuma, AZ 12,847 26,244 68,269
Other sectors 6,615 7,563 7,993
Blaine, WA 288 359 524
Buffalo, NY 447 384 537
Detroit, MI 1,070 1,930 1,322
Grand Forks, ND 496 461 412
Havre, MT 39 47 77
Houlton, ME 30 52 52
Miami, FL 2,280 2,169 1,891
New Orleans, LA 920 798 1,132
Ramey, PR 388 280 562
Spokane, WA 208 347 428
Swanton, VT 449 736 1,056

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Investigations Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019
Jurisdiction 2017 2018 2019
   Total administrative arrests 7,539 9,843 10,939
Atlanta, GA 226 284 232
Baltimore, MD 132 155 91
Boston, MA 137 166 171
Buffalo, NY 126 121 68
Charlotte, NC X X 86
Chicago, IL 848 776 581
Dallas, TX 224 637 647
Denver, CO 129 258 265
Detroit, MI 173 232 192
El Paso, TX 723 996 1,499
Honolulu, HI 260 174 147
Houston, TX 399 451 496
Kansas City, MO X X 227
Las Vegas, NV X X 79
Los Angeles, CA 229 545 313
Miami, FL 310 381 473
Nashville, TN X X 258
New Orleans, LA 751 1,005 281
New York, NY 345 309 223
Newark, NJ 308 360 396
Philadelphia, PA 182 254 256
Phoenix, AZ 348 394 728
Saint Paul, MN 110 317 97
San Antonio, TX 693 955 2,154
San Diego, CA 86 56 95
San Francisco, CA 203 230 210
San Juan, PR 90 108 95
Seattle, WA 161 109 138
Tampa, FL 167 328 224
Washington, DC 143 93 113
Other SAC jurisdictions abroad 36 149 104

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations Area of Responsibility: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019
Area 2017 2018 2019
   Total administrative arrests 143,470 158,581 143,099
Atlanta, GA 13,551 15,189 13,247
Baltimore, MD 1,666 1,703 1,450
Boston, MA 2,834 2,908 2,469
Buffalo, NY 1,494 1,582 1,287
Chicago, IL 8,604 9,241 8,427
Dallas, TX 16,520 17,644 16,900
Denver, CO 2,746 2,755 2,408
Detroit, MI 3,409 3,604 3,318
El Paso, TX 1,892 2,159 2,270
Houston, TX 13,565 14,333 11,584
Los Angeles, CA 8,419 7,854 6,657
Miami, FL 6,192 8,474 9,512
New Orleans, LA 7,968 10,270 9,831
New York, NY 2,576 3,476 2,477
Newark, NJ 3,189 3,409 2,903
Philadelphia, PA 4,938 5,143 4,096
Phoenix, AZ 6,457 7,162 5,904
Saint Paul, MN 4,175 4,658 4,340
Salt Lake City, UT 5,177 5,754 5,382
San Antonio, TX 8,510 10,749 11,780
San Diego, CA 4,551 6,000 2,280
San Francisco, CA 7,231 6,210 5,098
Seattle, WA 3,376 3,067 2,550
Washington, DC 4,163 4,359 4,276
Headquarters 20 5 4
Unknown 247 873 2,649

X Not applicable.
1 The counting methodology for administrative arrests by ICE ERO was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting for 2016; for earlier years only one administrative arrest could be counted for the same person on the same day.
2 Beginning in 2009, data include arrests conducted by ICE ERO and arrests conducted under the 287(g) program.
3 Historical figures for ICE ERO administrative arrests may differ from those published by ICE due to updates to previously published numbers.
4 Formerly known as Marfa, TX.
Notes: CBP USBP data are current as of October 2019. ICE ERO data are current as of October 2019. ICE HSI data are current as of October 2019.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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