U.S. Custom and Border Protection Southwest Sector Stats For January 2019
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Staff Report
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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 FY2019
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions FY 2019
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
*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.
In January, 47,893 people were apprehended between ports of entry on the Southwest Border, compared with 50,749 in the month of December and 51,857 in November. 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
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
*Note: 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.
In January, 10,314 people presenting themselves at ports of entry on the Southwest Border were deemed inadmissible, compared with 10,030 in the month of December and 10,606 in November. 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.
NOTE: The Fiscal Year for all U.S. Government agencies run October 1 – September 30.
U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector Fiscal Year 2019
Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Apprehensions
Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
Unaccompanied Alien Children by Sector
Sector
FY18TD JAN
FY19TD JAN
% Change FY18TD JAN – FY19TD JAN
Big Bend, Texas
480
209
-56%
Del Rio, Texas
385
639
66%
El Centro, California
877
980
12%
El Paso, Texas
1,105
3,856
249%
Laredo, Texas
862
790
-8%
Rio Grande, Texas
6,491
8,685
34%
San Diego, California
687
1,179
72%
Tucson, Arizona
1,807
1,707
-6%
Yuma, Arizona
1,696
2,078
23%
Southwest Border Total
14,390
20,123
40%
Southwest Border Family Unit* Apprehensions
Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
Family Unit* Apprehensions by Sector
Sector
FY18TD JAN
FY19TD JAN
% Change
FY18TD JAN – FY19TD JAN
Big Bend, Texas
363
261
-28%
Del Rio, Texas
712
3,307
364%
El Centro, California
789
3,516
346%
El Paso, Texas
1,523
25,710
1,588%
Laredo, Texas
171
317
85%
Rio Grande, Texas
15,572
43,588
180%
San Diego, California
839
6,178
636%
Tucson, Arizona
1,195
3,897
226%
Yuma, Arizona
4,461
13,127
194%
USBP Southwest Border Total
25,625
99,901
290%
Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions by Country
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2014 – 2019 TD
Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions by Country
Country
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19TD JAN
El Salvador
16,404
9,389
17,512
9,143
4,949
2,292
Guatemala
17,057
13,589
18,913
14,827
22,327
9,522
Honduras
18,244
5,409
10,468
7,784
10,913
4,833
Mexico
15,634
11,012
11,926
8,877
10,136
3,007
Family Unit* Apprehensions by Country
Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 – 2019 TD
Family Units* Apprehensions by Country
Country
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19TD JAN
El Salvador
27,114
24,122
13,669
9,146
Guatemala
23,067
24,657
50,401
50,593
Honduras
20,226
22,366
39,439
36,009
Mexico
3,481
2,271
2,261
883
*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.)
Southwest Family Unit Subject and Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions Fiscal Year 2019 – By Month
FMUA
UAC
Total Apprehensions
Sector
FY19 OCT
FY19 OCT
FY19 OCT
Big Bend, Texas
17
37
555
Del Rio, Texas
548
145
2,002
El Centro, California
782
257
3,243
El Paso, Texas
5,180
830
7,335
Laredo, Texas
121
266
3,449
Rio Grande, Texas
11,525
2,308
20,753
San Diego, California
1,154
227
4,219
Tucson, Arizona
1,163
471
5,828
Yuma, Arizona
2,624
430
3,614
Southwest Border Total
23,114
4,971
50,998
Last modified: February 8, 2019
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
FY 19TD 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
FY 19TD 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
Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 – October
FMUA
UAC
Total Inadmissibles
Field Offices
FY19 OCT
FY19 OCT
FY19 OCT
El Paso
835
85
1,503
Laredo
1,179
72
3,687
San Diego
1,303
180
3,133
Tucson
861
118
1,447
Total
4,178
455
9,770
Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*
Cubans
Haitians
Field Offices
FY19 OCT
FY19 OCT
El Paso
166
0
Laredo
795
0
San Diego
35
37
Tucson
19
0
Total
1,015
37
Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 –November
FMUA
UAC
Total Inadmissibles
Field Offices
FY19 NOV
FY19 NOV
FY19 NOV
El Paso
1,123
65
2,031
Laredo
1,298
75
3,701
San Diego
1,641
184
3,352
Tucson
924
80
1,522
Total
4,986
404
10,606
Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*
Cubans
Haitians
Field Offices
FY19 NOV
FY19 NOV
El Paso
502
0
Laredo
720
0
San Diego
17
47
Tucson
16
0
Total
1,255
47
*Note:Cuban and Haitian inadmissibles are a subset of the Total Southwest Border Inadmissibles data above
Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 –December
FMUA
UAC
Total Inadmissibles
Field Offices
FY19 DEC
FY19 DEC
FY19 DEC
El Paso
978
55
2,127
Laredo
1,193
63
3,518
San Diego
1,498
174
3,106
Tucson
714
61
1,279
Total
4,383
353
10,030
Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*
Cubans
Haitians
Field Offices
FY19 DEC
FY19 DEC
El Paso
696
0
Laredo
733
0
San Diego
7
53
Tucson
30
0
Total
1,466
53
*Note:Cuban and Haitian inadmissibles are a subset of the Total Southwest Border Inadmissibles data above
Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 –January
FMUA
UAC
Total Inadmissibles
Field Offices
FY19 JAN
FY19 JAN
FY19 JAN
El Paso
1,115
78
2,310
Laredo
1,243
81
3,712
San Diego
1,058
188
2,970
Tucson
796
62
1,322
Total
4,212
409
10,314
Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*
Cubans
Haitians
Field Offices
FY19 JAN
FY19 JAN
El Paso
624
0
Laredo
622
0
San Diego
13
79
Tucson
23
0
Total
1,282
79
*Note:Cuban and Haitian inadmissibles are a subset of the Total Southwest Border Inadmissibles data above
Footnote: Acronyms used in the tables below:
•AMO: Air and Marine Operations •OFO: Office of Field Operations •USBP: U.S. Border Patrol •FY: Fiscal Year •FYTD: Fiscal Year to Date •TD: To Date