April 2019 Southern Border Stats Show Border Beyond ‘Breaking Point’

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency charged with securing the nation’s borders and facilitating international travel and trade. Their top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States.

At the nation’s more than 300 ports of entry, CBP officers have a complex mission with broad law enforcement authorities tied to screening all foreign visitors, returning American citizens and imported cargo that enters the U.S.

Along the nation’s borders, the United States Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations are the uniformed law enforcement arms of CBP responsible for securing U.S. borders between ports of entry. 

The following is a summary of CBP enforcement actions related to inadmissibles, apprehensions, arrests of individuals with criminal convictions, individuals who have been apprehended multiple times crossing the border illegally, currancy and drug seizures.

Visit CBP’s Southwest Border Migration page for demographic information regarding apprehensions and inadmissibles on the southwest border and the Use of Force page for use-of-force statistics and case summaries.

“We are taking aggressive action to mitigate the crisis, and protect vulnerable people in our custody by expanding medical care, creating temporary facilities, improving transportation, using additional resources from across DHS while seeking continued support from interagency partners throughout the Federal government,” said Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan while recently visiting McAllen Texas.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

BY SECTOR: Southwest Border Family Unit Subject, Unaccompanied Alien Children, and Single Adult Apprehensions Fiscal Year 2019 – By Month

FMUA:   Family Unit Apprehensions
UAC:      Unaccompanied Alien Children
SA:         Single Adult
FMUA UAC SA TOTAL
Sector FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR
Big Bend, Texas
224 61 656 941
Del Rio,  Texas
3,440 397 2,013 5,850
El Centro 737 257 2,397 3,391
El Paso, Texas
20,428 2,464 3,975 26,867
Laredo, Texas
101 259 3,612 3,972
Rio Grande, Texas
22,889 3,753 10,039 36,681
San Diego, California
2,096 370 3,725 6,191
Tucson, Arizona
1,538 395 3,988 5,921
Yuma, Arizona
7,021 941 1,201 9,163
Southwest Border Total 58,474 8,897 31,606 98,977
Last modified: May 8, 2019
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U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions FY 2019

USBP Demographic OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR Total
Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Child 4,968 5,259 4,754 5,107 6,821 8,973 8,897 44,779
Family Units* 23,116 25,164 27,507 24,200 36,531 53,205 58,474 248,197
Single Adult 22,924 21,433 18,487 18,684 23,531 30,653 31,606 167,318
Southwest Border Total Apprehensions 51,008 51,856 50,748 47,991 66,883 92,831 98,977 460,294

*Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent, or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol.

In April, 98,977 people were apprehended between ports of entry on the Southwest Border, compared with 92,831 in the month of March and 66,883 in February.

In FY18, a total of 396,579 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on our Southwest Border.

Office of Field Operations Southwest Border Inadmissibles FY 2019

Field Operations Demographic OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR Total
Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Child 453 404 350 408 426 423 386 2,850
Family Units* 4,178 4,986 4,382 4,211 4,210 4,196 3,443 29,606
Single Adults 5,053 5,146 5,213 5,619 4,939 6,168 6,144 38,282
Accompanied Minor Child** 86 70 81 71 76 101 194 679
Southwest Border Total Inadmissibles 9,770 10,606 10,026 10,309 9,651 10,888 10,167 71,417

*Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent, or legal guardian) deemed inadmissible with a family member by the Office of Field Operations.

**Accompanied Minor Child represents a child accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian is either a U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, or admissible alien, and the child is determined to be inadmissible.

In April, 10,167 people presenting themselves at ports of entry on the Southwest Border were deemed inadmissible, compared with 10,888 in the month of March and 9,651 in February.

In FY18, 124,511 people presenting themselves at ports of entry on the Southwest Border were deemed inadmissible.

OFO inadmissibility metrics include: individuals encountered at ports of entry who are seeking lawful admission into the United States but are determined to be inadmissible, individuals presenting themselves to seek humanitarian protection under our laws, and individuals who withdraw an application for admission and return to their countries of origin within a short timeframe.

For breakdown by Field Office, visit Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office.

 

Arrests of Individuals with Criminal Convictions
or Those Wanted by Law Enforcement

Numbers below reflect FY 2017-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

FY17 FY18 FY19TD
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
Criminal Aliens3 Encountered 10,596 13,788 7,241
NCIC4 Arrests 7,656 5,889 1,195
U.S. BORDER PATROL
Criminal Aliens3 Encountered 8,531 6,698 2,932
Criminal Aliens with Outstanding Wants or Warrants 2,675 1,550 2,405

3Criminal Aliens refers to aliens who have been convicted of crime, whether in the United States or abroad, so long as the conviction is for conduct which is deemed criminal by the United States. Criminal aliens encountered at ports of entry are inadmissible, absent extenuating circumstances, and represent a subset of total OFO inadmissibles. U.S. Border Patrol arrests of criminal aliens are a subset of total apprehensions. See U.S. Border Patrol Criminal Alien Statistics for a breakdown of criminal alien stats by type of conviction.
4NCIC (National Crime Information Center) arrests refers to the number of CBP arrests of individuals, including U.S. citizens, who are wanted by other law enforcement agencies.

Currency Seizures

Numbers below reflect FY 2015-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19TD
Amount (USD) $75,964,824 $62,101,328 $65,002,856 $64,741,939 $46,598,214

Monthly Office of Field Operations Currency Seizures

Numbers below reflect FY 2015-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

FY 18 FY 19
October $35,829 $4,190,389
November $26,285 $4,3460,341
December $2,822 $4,428,486
January $203,213 $7,825,634
February $117,933 $5,575,463
March $157,669 $6,518,165
April $17,913 13,699,736
May $256,033
June $31,494
July $14,339
August $169,592
September $80,358
Total $1,113,480 $46,598,214

U.S. Border Patrol Currency Seizures (October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019)

FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 TD
Amount (USD) $4,741,288 $7,924,537 $5,869,004 $7,176,142 $2,288,504

Monthly U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Checkpoint Currency Seizures

Numbers below reflect FY 2015-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

FY 18 FY 19
October  $35,829 $49,247
November $26,285 $51,269
December $2,822 $63,697
January $203,213 $59,857
February $117,933 $103,982
March $157,669 $110,924
April $17,913 $15,016
May $256,033
June $31,494
July  $14,339
August $169,592
September $80,358
Total $1,113,480 $453,992

For a breakdown by Sector, visit the USBP Currency Seizures by Sector webpage. 

Drug Seizures

Numbers below reflect FY 2014-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 TD
Cocaine 45,323 38,346 52,838 62,415 51,713 32,951
Heroin 4,356 6,023 4,224 3,398 5,205 2,708
Marijuana 438,146 602,821 516,122 366,627 300,289 138,610
Methamphetamine 19,613 25,495 33,086 46,247 56,362 32,814
Fentanyl  n/a 70 596 1,875 1,785 1,207

*weights are in pounds (lb)

Monthly Office of Field Operations Drug Seizures (October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019)

Cocaine Heroin Marijuana Methamphetamine Fentanyl Other
October 3,165 469 8,808 3,756 133 26,379
November 4,143 334 29,828 3,691 11 23,100
December 6,733 321 24,474 3,486 44 8,398
January 2,407 273 11,324 4,405 336 13,173
February 9,218 320 21,636 5,509 120 18,328
March 5,872 493 25,506 6,057 244 7,981
April 1,413 499 17,035 5,910 221 14,796

*weights are in pounds (lb)

U.S. Border Patrol Drug Seizures (October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019)

FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 TD
Cocaine 4,554 11,220 5,473 9,346 6,550 9,236
Heroin 606 518 566 953 568 385
Marijuana 1,922,545 1,538,307 1,294,052 861,231 461,030 171,082
Methamphetamine 3,930 6,443 8,224 10,328 11,314 6,183
Fentanyl  n/a n/a 105 181 388 136

*weights are in pounds (lb)

Monthly U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Checkpoint Drug Seizures
(October 1, 2018 to April 30
, 2019)

Cocaine Heroin Marijuana Methamphetamine Fentanyl Other
October 121 1 1,546 600 0 4
November 48 15 1,180 473 15 5
December 140 5 2,460 258 0 422
January 259 3 2,802 542 16 5
February 197 44 3,929 646 20 52
March 87 2 2,197 337 1 13
April 368 134 1,758 349 19 4

*weights are in pounds (lb)

Gang Affiliated Enforcement

U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Apprehensions by Gang Affiliation

Numbers below reflect FY2015-2018 totals, FY 2019 TD (to date) (October 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019)

Gang Affiliation FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19TD
107th St 0 0 0 1 0
18th Street 84 47 61 145 97
Angelino Heights Sureno 13 0 0 1 0 0
Bandidos 0 4 0 0 0
Barrio Azteca 6 0 3 4 0
Border Brothers 0 0 0 1 1
Brown Pride 0 0 0 0 0
Chirizos 0 0 0 1 0
Folk Nation 0 1 0 0 0
Hard Times 13 0 1 0 0 0
Hells Angels 0 0 0 0 1
Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos (HPL) 2 18 3 2 1
Latin Kings 16 0 6 7 15
Locos Surenos Trece 0 1 0 1 0
Los Traviosos 0 0 0 0 1
Los Zetas 0 253 0 0 0
MS-13 335 0 228 413 267
Mara 18 0 0 0 1 1
Mara-R 0 0 1 1 0
Market Street 0 0 0 0 1
Maravilla Salva Trucha 0 1 0 2 0
Mexican Mafia 4 6 4 3 6
Mexicles 0 0 0 0 0
Mexikanemi 2 0 3 0 0
Nortenos 14 5 6 5 5
Other 154 136 90 82 64
Outlaws 0 0 0 0 0
Paisas 73 119 53 62 60
Partido Revolucionario Mexican (PRM) 0 0 0 0 1
Playboys 0 1 0 0 0
South Los Angeles 0 0 0 1 0
Surenos (sur-13) 140 90 66 66 51
Tango Blast 14 16 8 8 14
Texas Syndicate 0 3 1 1 2
Vallucos 0 0 0 0 1
Vilanos-13 0 0 0 1 0
West Park 0 0 1 0 0
Zetas 0 0 1 1 0
Total 844 702 536 808 589

U.S. Border Patrol Recidivism Rates

FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18
Recidivism5 14% 14% 12% 10% 11%

5Recidivism refers to percentage of individuals apprehended more than one time by the Border Patrol within a fiscal year.

Previous Year Enforcement Statistics Fiscal Year 2018

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien
Children Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2018 and 2019 TD

Unaccompanied Alien Children by Country
Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Salvador 1,721 833 99
Guatemala 2,829 3,691 560
Honduras 1,173 1,655 443
Mexico 1,556 2,210 1,550

Southwest Border Family Unit* Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2018 and 2019 TD

Family Unit by Country
Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Salvador 4,577 3,738 1,131
Guatemala 6,789 12,185 3,833
Honduras 4,246 8,327 3,779
Mexico 10,628 21,411 13,847

*Family Unit represents the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) deemed inadmissible with a family member by the Office of Field Operations.

Southwest Border Accompanied Minor Child* by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2018 and 2019 TD

Accompanied Minor Children by Country
Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Salvador 24 14 7
Guatemala 46 85 25
Honduras 34 58 45
Mexico 940 1,184 557

*Accompanied Minor Child represents a child accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian is either a U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident or admissible alien, and the child is determined to be inadmissible.

Southwest Border Single Adult Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2018 and 2019 TD

Single Adults by Country
Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Salvador 1,020 1,088 679
Guatemala 1,100 1,648 670
Honduras 917 1,719 1,514
Mexico 41,044 45,525 21,847

Cuban Inadmissibles

U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintains a robust posture regarding the enforcement of our immigration laws along the nation’s borders and coastal areas.

*Effective January 12, 2017, the United States ended the special parole policy, also known as the “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy, for Cuban migrants that has been in place since the mid-1990s.

Since then, Cuban nationals who attempt to illegally enter the United States are subject to removal, consistent with our enforcement priorities.

These actions are part of the ongoing normalization of relations between the governments of the United States and Cuba, and reflect a commitment to have a broader immigration policy in which we treat people from different countries consistently.

Numbers below reflect totals for Fiscal Years 2014-2018, and 2019 TD

Cuban Inadmissibles
Field Office FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Paso 415 685 5,018 340 394 4,737
Laredo 15,333 26,181 34,658 14,275 6,533 5,835
San Diego 1,229 1,555 1,589 600 131 188
Tucson 132 221 258 168 21 150
Southwest Border Totals 17,109 28,642 41,523 15,383 7,079 10,910

Haitian Inadmissibles

Numbers below reflect totals for Fiscal Years 2014-2018, and 2019 TD

Haitian Inadmissibles
Field Office FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19TD APR
El Paso 1 0 2 18 0 0
Laredo 6 1 6 160 2 1
San Diego 477 333 6,377 8,057 294 664
Tucson 0 0 39 960 1 0
Southwest Border Totals 484 334 6,424 9,195 297 665

Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 – By Month

FMUA:   Family Unit Inadmissible
UAC:      Unaccompanied Alien Children
AMC:     Accompanied Minor Child
SA:         Single Adult
FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
Field Offices FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT
El Paso 835 84 4 580 1,503
Laredo 1,179 71 67 2,370 3,687
San Diego 1,303 180 5 1,645 3,133
Tucson 861 118 10 458 1,447
Total 4,178 453 86 5,053 9,770

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Cubans Haitians
Field Offices FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT
El Paso 166 0
Laredo 795 0
San Diego 35 37
Tucson 19 0
Total 1,015 37

*Note: Cuban and Haitian inadmissibles are a subset of the total Southwest Border inadmissibles data above.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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