In the fiscal year of 2020, the United States Border Patrol apprehended 400,651 people trying to cross the Southwest border. This was a significant decrease from the previous year, when there were 851,508 apprehensions by Border Patrol at the Southwest border. This decrease is likely due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border
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Statistics on Illegal immigration in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Unauthorized immigrant population U.S. 1990-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. border patrol apprehensions and expulsions FY 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. Number of alien removals and returns 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. border patrol - immigrant deaths near the southwest border 1998-2020
Population
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Apprehensions & Removals
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- Premium Statistic U.S. border patrol: alien apprehensions 2000-2020, by border
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of alien removals 2006-2021, by criminal status
- Premium Statistic U.S. border patrol: apprehensions FY 2020, by sector and gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of aliens apprehended in the U.S., by border control program 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. immigration - illegal aliens apprehended by region of origin 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of criminal aliens removed U.S. 2020, by crime category
- Premium Statistic U.S. border patrol: unaccompanied alien children apprehensions 2010-2020
Public Opinion
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- U.S. border patrol - apprehensions FY 2020, by sector
- U.S. border patrol - confiscated marijuana FY 2020, by sector
- U.S. border patrol: confiscated drugs FY 2020, by type of drugs
- U.S. border patrol: drug seizures FY 2020, by type of drug
- U.S. border patrol - confiscated cocaine FY 2020, by sector
- Opinion on the possibility of aliens visiting Earth Japan 2020
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of aliens visiting earth South Korea 2020
- U.S. border patrol - rescues FY 2020, by sector
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of aliens visiting Earth Australia 2020
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- U.S. border patrol - apprehensions FY 2020, by sector
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US Customs and Border Protection. (August 31, 2021). Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/
US Customs and Border Protection. "Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border." Chart. August 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/
US Customs and Border Protection. (2021). Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/
US Customs and Border Protection. "Aliens Apprehended by The U.S. Border Patrol from 2000 to 2020, by Border." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/
US Customs and Border Protection, Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2020, by border [Graph], US Customs and Border Protection, August 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455813/alien-apprehensions-by-the-us-border-patrol-by-border/