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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 2016 to 2018

The 2018 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 2016 to 2018
Program 2016 1 2017 2018
   Total 530,250 461,540 572,566
CBP Border Patrol 415,816 310,531 404,142
ICE Homeland Security Investigations 4,330 7,539 9,843
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations 2,3 110,104 143,470 158,581

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Border Patrol Sector: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
Sector 2016 2017 2018
   Total apprehensions 415,816 310,531 404,142
Southwest sectors 408,870 303,916 396,579
Big Bend, TX 4 6,366 6,002 8,045
Del Rio, TX 23,078 13,476 15,833
El Centro, CA 19,448 18,633 29,230
El Paso, TX 25,634 25,193 31,561
Laredo, TX 36,562 25,460 32,641
Rio Grande Valley, TX 186,830 137,562 162,262
San Diego, CA 31,891 26,086 38,591
Tucson, AZ 64,891 38,657 52,172
Yuma, AZ 14,170 12,847 26,244
Other sectors 6,946 6,615 7,563
Blaine, WA 271 288 359
Buffalo, NY 226 447 384
Detroit, MI 716 1,070 1,930
Grand Forks, ND 505 496 461
Havre, MT 43 39 47
Houlton, ME 25 30 52
Miami, FL 3,205 2,280 2,169
New Orleans, LA 764 920 798
Ramey, PR 694 388 280
Spokane, WA 206 208 347
Swanton, VT 291 449 736

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Investigations Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
Jurisdiction 2016 2017 2018
   Total administrative arrests 4,330 7,539 9,843
Atlanta, GA 75 226 284
Baltimore, MD 34 132 155
Boston, MA 91 137 166
Buffalo, NY 42 126 121
Chicago, IL 379 848 776
Dallas, TX 131 224 637
Denver, CO 90 129 258
Detroit, MI 98 173 232
El Paso, TX 343 723 996
Honolulu, HI 60 260 174
Houston, TX 251 399 451
Los Angeles, CA 210 229 545
Miami, FL 397 310 381
New Orleans, LA 224 751 1,005
New York, NY 155 345 309
Newark, NJ 108 308 360
Philadelphia, PA 87 182 254
Phoenix, AZ 337 348 394
Saint Paul, MN 50 110 317
San Antonio, TX 662 693 955
San Diego, CA 145 86 56
San Francisco, CA 61 203 230
San Juan, PR 15 90 108
Seattle, WA 117 161 109
Tampa, FL 45 167 328
Washington, DC 73 143 93
Other SAC jurisdictions abroad 50 36 149

 

Table 35. Aliens Apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations Area of Responsibility: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
Area 2016 1 2017 2018
   Total administrative arrests 110,104 143,470 158,581
Atlanta, GA 8,866 13,551 15,189
Baltimore, MD 1,239 1,666 1,703
Boston, MA 1,858 2,834 2,908
Buffalo, NY 1,173 1,494 1,582
Chicago, IL 7,055 8,604 9,241
Dallas, TX 9,634 16,520 17,644
Denver, CO 2,284 2,746 2,755
Detroit, MI 2,241 3,409 3,604
El Paso, TX 1,611 1,892 2,159
Houston, TX 12,896 13,565 14,333
Los Angeles, CA 7,651 8,419 7,854
Miami, FL 3,524 6,192 8,474
New Orleans, LA 5,174 7,968 10,270
New York, NY 1,847 2,576 3,476
Newark, NJ 2,247 3,189 3,409
Philadelphia, PA 3,672 4,938 5,143
Phoenix, AZ 5,370 6,457 7,162
Saint Paul, MN 2,500 4,175 4,658
Salt Lake City, UT 4,638 5,177 5,754
San Antonio, TX 8,425 8,510 10,749
San Diego, CA 3,683 4,551 6,000
San Francisco, CA 6,651 7,231 6,210
Seattle, WA 2,698 3,376 3,067
Washington, DC 2,883 4,163 4,359
Headquarters 12 20 5
Unknown 272 247 873

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.
Note: CBP Border Patrol data are current as of October 2018. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) data are current as of October 2018. ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) data are current as of October 2018.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/27/2023
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