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Table 41. Aliens Removed by Criminal Status and Region and Country of Nationality: Fiscal Year 2017

The 2017 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 41. Aliens Removed By Criminal Status And Region Of Nationality: Fiscal Year 2017
Region of Nationality Total Criminal1 Non-Criminal
   Total 295,364 121,301 174,063
Africa 2,949 886 2,063
Asia 4,898 956 3,942
Europe 2,019 796 1,223
North America 277,559 116,369 161,190
Oceania 276 186 90
South America 7,627 2,104 5,523
Unknown 36 4 32

 

Table 41. Aliens Removed By Criminal Status And Country Of Nationality: Fiscal Year 2017
Country of Nationality Total Criminal1 Non-Criminal
   Total 295,364 121,301 174,063
Afghanistan 46 20 26
Albania 57 25 32
Algeria 41 23 18
Angola 10 - 10
Antigua and Barbuda 17 D D
Argentina 182 49 133
Armenia 29 12 17
Australia 29 6 23
Austria 7 3 4
Azerbaijan 6 D D
Bahamas 87 73 14
Bangladesh 213 25 188
Barbados 23 19 4
Belarus 20 6 14
Belgium 10 3 7
Belize 124 57 67
Benin 9 5 4
Bermuda 5 D D
Bolivia 127 44 83
Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 39 4
Brazil 1,726 407 1,319
Bulgaria 25 14 11
Burkina Faso 39 3 36
Burma 12 5 7
Cabo Verde 35 25 10
Cambodia 31 D D
Cameroon 68 10 58
Canada 686 203 483
Chad 10 3 7
Chile 151 68 83
China, People's Republic 1,854 120 1,734
Colombia 2,060 640 1,420
Congo, Democratic Republic 40 12 28
Congo, Republic 7 D D
Costa Rica 256 73 183
Cote d'Ivoire 15 7 8
Croatia 9 D D
Cuba 197 75 122
Czechia 26 9 17
Czechoslovakia (former) 6 D D
Denmark 7 - 7
Dominica 13 9 4
Dominican Republic 2,033 1,515 518
Ecuador 1,397 507 890
Egypt 66 21 45
El Salvador 18,452 6,492 11,960
Eritrea 42 D D
Estonia 11 3 8
Ethiopia 47 10 37
Fiji 37 8 29
Finland D D D
France 72 22 50
Gabon 4 D D
Gambia 57 24 33
Georgia 25 8 17
Germany 68 43 25
Ghana 317 63 254
Greece 20 6 14
Grenada 17 D D
Guatemala 33,060 11,130 21,930
Guinea 90 29 61
Guyana 187 100 87
Haiti 5,762 343 5,419
Honduras 22,168 9,288 12,880
Hong Kong 9 3 6
Hungary 115 13 102
India 695 160 535
Indonesia 80 16 64
Iran 19 8 11
Iraq 56 21 35
Ireland 32 15 17
Israel 116 35 81
Italy 109 35 74
Jamaica 1,111 678 433
Japan 31 10 21
Jordan 141 39 102
Kazakhstan 26 6 20
Kenya 109 52 57
Korea, South 168 80 88
Kosovo 11 4 7
Kuwait 21 3 18
Kyrgyzstan 12 3 9
Laos 7 D D
Latvia 20 7 13
Lebanon 40 12 28
Liberia 108 101 7
Lithuania 24 16 8
Macedonia 12 5 7
Malaysia 15 5 10
Mali 37 9 28
Marshall Islands 20 20 -
Mauritania 6 3 3
Mexico 192,334 85,784 106,550
Micronesia, Federated States 108 108 -
Moldova 36 20 16
Mongolia 47 13 34
Montenegro 17 6 11
Morocco 68 36 32
Nepal 51 5 46
Netherlands 38 18 20
New Zealand 24 8 16
Nicaragua 906 381 525
Niger 20 14 6
Nigeria 712 112 600
Norway 5 D D
Pakistan 210 49 161
Palau 14 14 -
Panama 94 52 42
Paraguay 24 D D
Peru 616 178 438
Philippines 332 120 212
Poland 154 76 78
Portugal 64 34 30
Romania 270 91 179
Russia 184 59 125
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 13 4
Saint Lucia 27 23 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 9 3
Samoa 13 9 4
Saudi Arabia 123 29 94
Senegal 206 35 171
Serbia 28 12 16
Serbia and Montenegro (former) 6 D D
Sierra Leone 41 28 13
Singapore 5 D D
Slovakia 22 6 16
Slovenia D D D
Somalia 520 179 341
South Africa 57 14 43
South Sudan 3 D D
Soviet Union (former) - - -
Spain 155 51 104
Sri Lanka 55 7 48
Sudan 22 11 11
Suriname 9 6 3
Sweden 21 8 13
Switzerland 6 D D
Syria 7 - 7
Taiwan 39 9 30
Tajikistan 10 D D
Tanzania 13 6 7
Thailand 86 13 73
Togo 19 3 16
Tonga 28 12 16
Trinidad and Tobago 143 110 33
Tunisia 10 D D
Turkey 116 15 101
Turkmenistan 17 - 17
Turks and Caicos Islands 5 D D
Uganda 17 3 14
Ukraine 141 39 102
United Kingdom 160 90 70
Uruguay 63 22 41
Uzbekistan 27 6 21
Venezuela 1,085 81 1,004
Vietnam 85 60 25
Yemen 14 D D
Zambia 15 8 7
Zimbabwe 15 8 7
All other countries2 92 31 61
Unknown 36 4 32

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Refers to persons who have a prior criminal conviction. In 2017, OIS started aligning with ERO’s methodology in identify criminals within the ERO administrative arrest data, one that is no longer solely based on 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; prior to 2016, only one administrative arrest 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 2017.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/21/2023
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