The 2016 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.
| Region of Nationality | Total | Criminal 1 | Non-Criminal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 340,056 | 135,570 | 204,486 |
| Africa | 1,449 | 394 | 1,055 |
| Asia | 3,104 | 760 | 2,344 |
| Europe | 1,421 | 656 | 765 |
| North America | 327,054 | 131,575 | 195,479 |
| Oceania | 233 | 161 | 72 |
| South America | 6,760 | 2,017 | 4,743 |
| Unknown | 35 | 7 | 28 |
| Country of Nationality | Total | Criminal 1 | Non-Criminal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 340,056 | 135,570 | 204,486 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | D | D |
| Albania | 33 | 10 | 23 |
| Algeria | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| Angola | 10 | D | D |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 14 | D | D |
| Argentina | 154 | 51 | 103 |
| Armenia | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Australia | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| Austria | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Bahamas | 93 | 81 | 12 |
| Bangladesh | 133 | 13 | 120 |
| Barbados | 14 | D | D |
| Belarus | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Belgium | 7 | D | D |
| Belize | 144 | 84 | 60 |
| Benin | D | - | D |
| Bermuda | D | D | D |
| Bolivia | 90 | 28 | 62 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51 | 41 | 10 |
| Brazil | 1,485 | 321 | 1,164 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| Burkina Faso | 17 | - | 17 |
| Burma | 3 | D | D |
| Cabo Verde | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 72 | D | D |
| Cameroon | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| Canada | 688 | 247 | 441 |
| Chad | 6 | - | 6 |
| Chile | 115 | 50 | 65 |
| China, People's Republic | 729 | 100 | 629 |
| Colombia | 2,052 | 746 | 1,306 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| Congo, Republic | D | - | D |
| Costa Rica | 250 | 69 | 181 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Croatia | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Cuba | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| Czechia | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | 3 | 3 | - |
| Denmark | 5 | D | D |
| Dominica | 6 | D | D |
| Dominican Republic | 1,949 | 1,461 | 488 |
| Ecuador | 1,399 | 459 | 940 |
| Egypt | 50 | 14 | 36 |
| El Salvador | 20,127 | 6,681 | 13,446 |
| Eritrea | 12 | - | 12 |
| Estonia | 8 | D | D |
| Ethiopia | 39 | 16 | 23 |
| Fiji | 38 | 10 | 28 |
| Finland | D | D | - |
| France | 48 | 19 | 29 |
| Gabon | 3 | - | 3 |
| Gambia | D | D | D |
| Georgia | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| Germany | 64 | 47 | 17 |
| Ghana | 105 | 32 | 73 |
| Greece | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Grenada | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Guatemala | 33,729 | 10,545 | 23,184 |
| Guinea | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Guyana | 114 | 82 | 32 |
| Haiti | 578 | 259 | 319 |
| Honduras | 21,891 | 8,535 | 13,356 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | D | D |
| Hungary | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| India | 688 | 95 | 593 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| Iran | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Iraq | 35 | 9 | 26 |
| Ireland | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Israel | 76 | 16 | 60 |
| Italy | 49 | 20 | 29 |
| Jamaica | 1,069 | 609 | 460 |
| Japan | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Jordan | 120 | 38 | 82 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Kenya | 72 | 32 | 40 |
| Korea, South | 145 | 86 | 59 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 23 | D | D |
| Kyrgyzstan | D | D | D |
| Laos | - | - | - |
| Latvia | 7 | D | D |
| Lebanon | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| Liberia | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Macedonia | 8 | D | D |
| Malaysia | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Mali | 6 | D | D |
| Marshall Islands | 34 | D | D |
| Mauritania | 5 | D | D |
| Mexico | 245,306 | 102,349 | 142,957 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 62 | 62 | - |
| Moldova | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Mongolia | 24 | D | D |
| Montenegro | 6 | D | D |
| Morocco | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Nepal | 29 | 3 | 26 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 872 | 386 | 486 |
| Niger | 3 | D | D |
| Nigeria | 598 | 110 | 488 |
| Norway | D | D | D |
| Pakistan | 114 | 21 | 93 |
| Palau | 10 | 10 | - |
| Panama | 83 | 54 | 29 |
| Paraguay | 22 | D | D |
| Peru | 581 | 204 | 377 |
| Philippines | 261 | 118 | 143 |
| Poland | 183 | 73 | 110 |
| Portugal | 44 | 27 | 17 |
| Romania | 165 | 68 | 97 |
| Russia | 122 | 39 | 83 |
| Rwanda | 5 | D | D |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Saint Lucia | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Samoa | D | D | - |
| Saudi Arabia | 133 | 23 | 110 |
| Senegal | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Serbia | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 6 | D | D |
| Sierra Leone | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Singapore | 5 | D | D |
| Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Slovenia | D | - | D |
| Somalia | 157 | 24 | 133 |
| South Africa | 37 | 9 | 28 |
| South Sudan | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 75 | 31 | 44 |
| Sri Lanka | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| Sudan | 4 | D | D |
| Suriname | D | D | - |
| Sweden | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 6 | D | D |
| Syria | 10 | D | D |
| Taiwan | 36 | 13 | 23 |
| Tajikistan | 6 | D | D |
| Tanzania | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Thailand | 65 | 11 | 54 |
| Togo | 5 | D | D |
| Tonga | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 125 | 109 | 16 |
| Tunisia | 18 | D | D |
| Turkey | 64 | 17 | 47 |
| Turkmenistan | 11 | - | 11 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Uganda | 8 | D | D |
| Ukraine | 114 | 24 | 90 |
| United Kingdom | 157 | 94 | 63 |
| Uruguay | 45 | 17 | 28 |
| Uzbekistan | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Venezuela | 701 | 55 | 646 |
| Vietnam | 41 | 18 | 23 |
| Yemen | 12 | D | D |
| Zambia | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | D | D |
| All other countries 2 | 62 | 19 | 43 |
| Unknown | 35 | 7 | 28 |
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Refers to persons who have a prior criminal conviction.
2 Includes countries with less than 10 aliens removed per year.
3 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 arrests could be counted for the same person on the same day. Note: Beginning in 2008, excludes criminals removed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP); CBP ENFORCE does not identify if aliens removed were criminals. Data are current as of October 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
