U.S. Custom and Border Protections Southwest Enforcement Stats For FY2018
Staff Report
Note: Corridor News will be publishing the new monthly statistics as soon as they become available.
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, family units, unaccompanied children, field office, nationalities, countries, individuals who have been apprehended multiple times crossing the border illegally.
It also includes type of drugs and their weight & estimated street value, gang member, Family Unit Apprehensions, Unaccompanied Alien Children, seized currency (U.S. Dollars).
Visit CBP’s the Use of Force page for use-of-force statistics and case summaries.
Southwest Border Migration FY2018
U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Apprehensions FY2018
*Note: (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.)
*Note: UAC — Unaccompanied Alien Children
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, a total of 396,579 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on our Southwest Border. In FY 2017, USBP apprehended 303,916 individuals along our Southwest Border.
For breakdown by Sector, visit USBP Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector.
Office of Field Operations Inadmissibles FY2018
In FY 2018, 124,511 people presenting themselves at ports of entry on the Southwest Border were deemed inadmissible. In FY 2017 111,601 individuals 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.
| FMUA | UAC | Total Apprehensions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | FY18 | FY18 | FY18 |
| Big Bend | 741 | 989 | 8,045 |
| Del Rio | 2,829 | 1,297 | 15,833 |
| El Centro | 3,539 | 2,715 | 29,230 |
| El Paso | 12,312 | 5,461 | 31,561 |
| Laredo | 597 | 2,879 | 32,641 |
| Rio Grande | 63,278 | 23,757 | 162,262 |
| San Diego | 4,408 | 2,491 | 38,591 |
| Tucson | 4,954 | 5,023 | 52,172 |
| Yuma | 14,554 | 5,424 | 26,244 |
| USBP Southwest Border Total | 107,212 | 50,036 | 396,579 |
Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office Fiscal Year 2019
Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Inadmissibles
Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year To Date 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
| Unaccompanied Alien Children by Field Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Office | FY18 TD JAN | FY19 TD JAN | % Change FY18 TD JAN to FY19 TD JAN |
| El Paso | 1,165 | 283 | -76% |
| Laredo | 649 | 289 | -55% |
| San Diego | 548 | 726 | 32% |
| Tucson | 671 | 323 | -52% |
| Southwest Border Total | 3,033 | 1,621 | -47% |
Southwest Border Family Unit Inadmissibles*
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
| Family Units by Field Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Office | FY18 TD JAN | FY19 TD JAN | % Change FY18 TD JAN FY19 TD JAN |
| El Paso | 4,985 | 4,051 | -19% |
| Laredo | 4,171 | 4,913 | 18% |
| San Diego | 4,857 | 5,500 | 13% |
| Tucson | 3,419 | 3,295 | -4% |
| Southwest Border Total | 17,432 | 17,759 | 2% |
Unaccompanied Alien Children Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2019 TD
| Unaccompanied Alien Children by Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 TD JAN |
| El Salvador | 1,721 | 833 | 45 |
| Guatemala | 2,829 | 3,691 | 383 |
| Honduras | 1,173 | 1,655 | 253 |
| Mexico | 1,556 | 2,210 | 835 |
Family Unit Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year*
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 – 2019 TD
| Family Unit by Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 TD JAN |
| El Salvador | 4,577 | 3,738 | 721 |
| Guatemala | 6,789 | 12,185 | 2,829 |
| Honduras | 4,246 | 8,327 | 1,995 |
| Mexico | 10,628 | 21,411 | 8,275 |
*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.
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. We continue to promote safe, legal, and orderly migration from Cuba under our Migration Accords and deter dangerous and unlawful migration from Cuba.
*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, 2019 TD
| Cuban Inadmissibles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Office | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 TD JAN |
| El Paso | 415 | 685 | 5,018 | 340 | 394 | 1,988 |
| Laredo | 15,333 | 26,181 | 34,658 | 14,275 | 6,533 | 2,870 |
| San Diego | 1,229 | 1,555 | 1,589 | 600 | 131 | 72 |
| Tucson | 132 | 221 | 258 | 168 | 21 | 88 |
| Southwest Border Totals | 17,109 | 28,642 | 41,523 | 15,383 | 7,079 | 5,018 |
Haitian Inadmissibles
The number of Haitian inadmissibles arriving at ports of entry has decreased dramatically, with a decline of 97 percent compared to last year, attributable to the end of Temporary Protected Status in November 2017.
Numbers below reflect totals for Fiscal Years 2014-2018, 2019 TD
| Haitian Inadmissibles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Office | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 TD JAN |
| El Paso | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Laredo | 6 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego | 477 | 333 | 6,377 | 8,057 | 294 | 216 |
| Tucson | 0 | 0 | 39 | 960 | 1 | 0 |
| Southwest Border Totals | 484 | 334 | 6,424 | 9,195 | 297 | 216 |
Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 – By Month
Total CBP Enforcement Actions
Numbers below reflect FY2016 and FY2017 totals, FY2018TD (October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months, which is one month short of their Fiscal Year. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30
| FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS (OFO) | |||
| Total Inadmissibles1 | 274,821 | 216,370 | 204,288 |
| U.S. BORDER PATROL | |||
| Total Apprehensions2 | 415,816 | 310,531 | 361,993 |
| Total Enforcement Actions | 690,637 | 526,901 | 566,281 |
1Inadmissibles refers to 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.
2Apprehensions refers to the physical control or temporary detainment of a person who is not lawfully in the U.S. which may or may not result in an arrest.
ARRESTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OR THOSE WANTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Numbers below reflect FY2016-2017 totals, FY2018TD (October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months, which is one month short of their Fiscal Year. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30
| FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS | |||
| Criminal Aliens3 Encountered | 14,090 | 10,596 | 10,572 |
| NCIC4 Arrests | 8,129 | 7,656 | 5,670 |
| U.S. BORDER PATROL | |||
| Criminal Aliens3 Encountered | 12,842 | 8,531 | 6,259 |
| Criminal Aliens with Outstanding Wants or Warrants | 3,697 | 2,675 | 1,547 |
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.
Criminal Alien Statistics – FY2018
The following is a summary of U.S. Border Patrol enforcement actions related to arrests of criminal aliens for Fiscal Years1 2016, 2017 and 2018 through 31 August.
Records checks of available law enforcement databases following the apprehension of an alien may reveal a history of criminal conviction(s). That conviction information is recorded in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection database, from which the data below is derived.
ARRESTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
FY2016-2017 totals, and FY2018 YTD (October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018)
The term “criminal alien” refers to aliens who have been convicted of one or more crimes, whether in the United States or abroad, prior to interdiction by the U.S. Border Patrol; it does not include convictions for conduct that is not deemed criminal by the United States. Arrests of criminal aliens are a subset of total apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol.
| FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Border Patrol Criminal Alien Arrests | 12,842 | 8,531 | 6,259 |
TOTAL CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS BY TYPE
FY2016-2017 totals, and FY2018 YTD (October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018)
This table organizes convictions of criminal aliens by type of criminal conduct. Because some criminal aliens may be convicted of multiple criminal offenses, total convictions listed below exceed the total arrests noted in the table above.
| FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault, battery, domestic violence | 1,007 | 692 | 506 |
| Burglary, robbery, larceny, theft, fraud | 825 | 595 | 322 |
| Driving under the influence | 2,458 | 1,596 | 1,062 |
| Homicide, manslaughter | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Illegal drug possession, trafficking | 1,797 | 1,249 | 816 |
| Illegal entry, re-entry | 7,060 | 4,502 | 3,637 |
| Illegal weapons possession, transport, trafficking | 237 | 173 | 98 |
| Sexual offenses | 155 | 137 | 78 |
| Other2 | 2,544 | 1,851 | 1,298 |
1CBP’s Fiscal Year is October 1 through September 30.
2“Other” includes any conviction not included in the categories above.
Office of Field Operations Currency Seizures
(to August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months, which is one month short of their Fiscal Year. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30
| FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount (USD) | $64,780,287 | $74,607,068 | $81,205,691 | $75,964,824 | $62,089,248 | $65,002,856 | $59,857,545 |
U.S. Border Patrol Currency Seizures
(to August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months, which is one month short of their Fiscal Year. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30
| FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount (USD) | $7,575,360 | $6,003,336 | $7,991,385 | $4,741,288 | $7,924,537 | $5,869,004 | $7,354,285 |
Monthly U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Checkpoint Currency Seizures
(April 1, 2018 – August 31, 2018)
| APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount (USD) | $17,913 | $256,033 | $31,494 | $14,339 | $169,592 |
Office of Field Operations Drug Seizures
(to August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30.
| FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaine | 45,260 | 39,075 | 41,312 | 38,145 | 52,803 | 62,331 | 47,945 |
| Heroin | 3,780 | 3,990 | 4,314 | 5,530 | 4,224 | 3,925 | 4,813 |
| Marijuana | 522,614 | 469,995 | 437,950 | 602,795 | 515,381 | 361,564 | 283,084 |
| Methamphetamine | 14,131 | 20,739 | 23,234 | 29,001 | 37,703 | 50,569 | 67,292 |
| Fentanyl | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 440 | 1,196 | ** 1,357 |
*weights are in pounds (lb)
** Fentanyl statistics reflected here are through July 31 and August and September are NOT included.
U.S. Border Patrol Drug Seizures
(to August 31, 2018)
*Totals are for 11 months. Fiscal Year ends September 30.
| FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaine | 12,161 | 4,696 | 4,554 | 11,220 | 5,473 | 9,346 | 6,423 |
| Heroin | 430 | 576 | 606 | 518 | 566 | 953 | 532 |
| Marijuana | 2,299,864 | 2,430,123 | 1,922,545 | 1,538,307 | 1,294,052 | 861,231 | 439,531 |
| Methamphetamine | 3,715 | 3,580 | 3,930 | 6,443 | 8,224 | 10,328 | 10,382 |
| Fentanyl | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 181 | 332 |
*weights are in pounds (lb)
See the U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Checkpoint Drug Seizures in Pounds webpage for a monthly breakdown of drug seizures at U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints.
USBP Nationwide Apprehensions by Gang Affiliation
(to August 31, 2018)
*These totals are for 11 months. Their Fiscal Year ends September 30.
| Gang Affiliation | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107th St | 1 | ||||
| 18th Street | 96 | 84 | 47 | 61 | 126 |
| Angelino Heights Sureno 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bandidos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrio Azteca | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Border Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brown Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folk Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Times 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hells Angels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos (HPL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Latin Kings | 17 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
| Locos Surenos Trece | 1 | ||||
| Los Zetas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MS-13 | 437 | 335 | 253 | 228 | 377 |
| Mara-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maravilla Salva Trucha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mexican Mafia | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Mexicles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexikanemi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nortenos | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Other | 183 | 154 | 136 | 90 | 75 |
| Outlaws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paisas | 86 | 73 | 119 | 53 | 58 |
| Partido Revolucionario Mexican (PRM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Los | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Surenos (sur-13) | 160 | 140 | 90 | 66 | 57 |
| Tango Blast | 18 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| Texas Syndicate | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| West Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zetas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1,034 | 844 | 702 | 536 | 728 |
U.S. Border Patrol Recidivism Rates
*Fiscal Year 2018 has not been released as of yet
| FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | |
| Recidivism5 | 16% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 10% |
5Recidivism refers to percentage of individuals apprehended more than one time by the Border Patrol within a fiscal year.
Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Apprehensions by Sector FY2018
*Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year 2018 compared to Fiscal Year 2017.
| Unaccompanied Alien Children by Sector | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | FY17 | FY18 | % Change FY17 to FY18 |
| Big Bend | 811 | 989 | 22% |
| Del Rio | 1,349 | 1,297 | -4% |
| El Centro | 1,531 | 2,715 | 77% |
| El Paso | 3,926 | 5,461 | 39% |
| Laredo | 2,033 | 2,879 | 42% |
| Rio Grande | 23,708 | 23,757 | 0% |
| San Diego | 1,551 | 2,491 | 61% |
| Tucson | 3,659 | 5,023 | 37% |
| Yuma | 2,867 | 5,424 | 89% |
| USBP Southwest Border Total | 41,435 | 50,036 | 21% |
Southwest Border Family Unit* Apprehensions
Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year 2018 compared to Fiscal Year 2017.
| Family Unit* Apprehensions by Sector | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | FY17 | FY18 | % Change FY17 to FY18 |
| Big Bend | 941 | 741 | -21% |
| Del Rio | 2,453 | 2,829 | 15% |
| El Centro | 1,798 | 3,539 | 97% |
| El Paso | 8,609 | 12,312 | 43% |
| Laredo | 865 | 597 | -31% |
| Rio Grande | 49,896 | 63,278 | 27% |
| San Diego | 2,944 | 4.408 | 50% |
| Tucson | 2,042 | 4,954 | 143% |
| Yuma | 6,074 | 14,554 | 140% |
| USBP Southwest Border Total | 75,622 | 107,212 | 42% |
Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions by Country
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2013 – 2018
| Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions by Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 |
| El Salvador | 5,990 | 16,404 | 9,389 | 17,512 | 9,143 | 4,949 |
| Guatemala | 8,068 | 17,057 | 13,589 | 18,913 | 14,827 | 22,327 |
| Honduras | 6,747 | 18,244 | 5,409 | 10,468 | 7,784 | 10,913 |
| Mexico | 17,240 | 15,634 | 11,012 | 11,926 | 8,877 | 10,136 |
Family Unit* Apprehensions by Country
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2013 – 2018
| Family Units* Apprehensions by Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 |
| El Salvador | 27,114 | 24,122 | 13,669 |
| Guatemala | 23,067 | 24,657 | 50,401 |
| Honduras | 20,226 | 22,366 | 39,439 |
| Mexico | 3,481 | 2,271 | 2,261 |
*Note: (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.)
