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Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office Fiscal Year 2019

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Inadmissibles

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
 

Unaccompanied Alien Children by Field Office

Field Office FY18 FY19 % Change
FY 18 to FY 19
El Paso 2,845 774 -73%
Laredo 2,168 819 -62%
San Diego 1,770 2,264 28%
Tucson 1,847 757 -59%
Southwest Border Total 8,630 4,614 -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 FY19 % Change
FY 18 to FY 19
El Paso 14,161 13,047 -8%
Laredo 13,705 16,820 23%
San Diego 15,774 13,558 -14%
Tucson 10,432 10,005 -4%
Southwest Border Total 54,072 53,430 -1%


*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* Inadmissibles

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
 

Accompanied Minor Children by Field Office

Field Office FY18 FY19 % Change
FY 18 to 19
El Paso 115 128 11%
Laredo 1,062 651 -39%
San Diego 90 84 -7%
Tucson 117 88 -25%
Southwest Border Total 1,384 951 -31%


*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

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Year 2019 compared to Fiscal Year 2018.
 

Single Adults by Field Office

Field Office FY18 FY19 % Change
FY 18 to FY 19
El Paso 6,489 12,644 95%
Laredo 31,385 29,625 -6%
San Diego 18,008 18,839 5%
Tucson 4,908 5,898 20%
Southwest Border Total 60,790 67,006 10%


Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2019
 

Unaccompanied Alien Children by Country

Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Salvador 1,721 833 144
Guatemala 2,829 3,691 667
Honduras 1,173 1,655 531
Mexico 1,556 2,210 2,952


Southwest Border Family Unit* Inadmissibles by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2019
 

Family Unit by Country

Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Salvador 4,577 3,738 1,460
Guatemala 6,789 12,185 4,452
Honduras 4,246 8,327 4,812
Mexico 10,628 21,411 30,099


*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 - 2019
 

Accompanied Minor Children by Country

Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Salvador 24 14 6
Guatemala 46 85 13
Honduras 34 58 18
Mexico 940 1,184 872


*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 - 2019
 

Single Adults by Country

Country FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Salvador 1,020 1,088 934
Guatemala 1,100 1,648 898
Honduras 917 1,719 1,966
Mexico 41,044 45,525 36,697


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 - 2019
 

Cuban Inadmissibles

Field Office FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Paso 415 685 5,018 340 394 7,480
Laredo 15,333 26,181 34,658 14,275 6,533 12,898
San Diego 1,229 1,555 1,589 600 131 455
Tucson 132 221 258 168 21 666
Southwest Border Totals 17,109 28,642 41,523 15,383 7,079 21,499


Haitian Inadmissibles

Numbers below reflect totals for Fiscal Years 2014 - 2019

Field Office FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 19
El Paso 1 0 2 18 0 0
Laredo 6 1 6 160 2 3
San Diego 477 333 6,377 8,057 294 1,018
Tucson 0 0 39 960 1 0
Southwest Border Totals 484 334 6,424 9,195 297 1,021


Southwest Border Inadmissibles Fiscal Year 2019 - By Month

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 FY 2019 FY 2019 FY 2019 FY 2019
El Paso 13,047 774 128 12,644 26,593
Laredo 16,820 819 651 29,625 47,915
San Diego 13,558 2,264 84 18,839 34,745
Tucson 10,005 757 88 5,898 16,748
Total 53,430 4,614 951 67,006 126,001

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP
El Paso 7,480 0
Laredo 12,898 3
San Diego 455 1,018
Tucson 666 0
Total 21,499 1,021

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
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 72 67 2,375 3,693
San Diego 1,303 180 5 1,645 3,133
Tucson 861 118 10 458 1,447
Total 4,178 454 86 5,058 9,776

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 OCT FY 2019 OCT
El Paso 166 0
Laredo 797 0
San Diego 35 37
Tucson 19 0
Total 1,017 37

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 NOV FY 2019 NOV FY 2019 NOV FY 2019 NOV FY 2019 NOV
El Paso 1,123

65

 3 840 2,031
Laredo 1,301 75 48 2,281 3,705
San Diego 1,641 185 9 1,518 3,353
Tucson 924 80 10 509 1,523
Total 4,989 405 70 5,148 10,612

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 NOV FY 2019 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.

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 DEC FY 2019 DEC FY 2019 DEC FY 2019 DEC FY 2019 DEC
El Paso 986

56

 5 1,093 2,140
Laredo 1,195 59 64 2,203 3,521
San Diego 1,495 174 3 1,432 3,104
Tucson 714 62 9 493 1,278
Total 4,390 351 81 5,221 10,043

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 DEC FY 2019 DEC
El Paso 698 0
Laredo 733 0
San Diego 7 52
Tucson 30 0
Total 1,468 52

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 JAN FY 2019 JAN FY 2019 JAN FY 2019 JAN FY 2019 JAN
El Paso 1,121 79 6 1,119 2,325
Laredo 1,251 80 48 2,340 3,719
San Diego 1,058 188 7 1,716 2,969
Tucson 799 63 9 454 1,325
Total 4,229 410 70 5,629 10,338

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 JAN FY 2019 JAN
El Paso 632 0
Laredo 623 0
San Diego 13 79
Tucson 23 0
Total 1,291 79

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 FEB FY 2019 FEB FY 2019 FEB FY 2019 FEB FY 2019 FEB
El Paso 847 47 9 1,044 1,947
Laredo 1,501 77 55 2,004 3,637
San Diego 1,078 227 8 1,483 2,796
Tucson 784 75 4 419 1,282
Total 4,210 426 76 4,950 9,662

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 FEB FY 2019 FEB
El Paso 688 0
Laredo 577 0
San Diego 5 125
Tucson 6 0
Total 1,276 125

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 MAR FY 2019 MAR FY 2019 MAR FY 2019 MAR FY 2019 MAR
El Paso 680 55 18 1,517 2,270
Laredo 1,450 69 61 2,433 4,013
San Diego 1,231 214 9 1,700 3,154
Tucson 854 86 3 518 1,461
Total 4,215 424 91 6,168 10,898

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 MAR FY 2019 MAR
El Paso 1,155 0
Laredo 860 1
San Diego 32 140
Tucson 41 0
Total 2,088 141

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR
El Paso 445 31 6 1,231 1,713
Laredo 1,278 74 75 2,776 4,203
San Diego 1,116 209 2 1,610 2,937
Tucson 761 71 9 448 1,289
Total 3,600 385 92 6,065 10,142

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 APR FY 2019 APR
El Paso 911 0
Laredo 1,532 0
San Diego 79 184
Tucson 15 0
Total 2,537 184

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 MAY FY 2019 MAY FY 2019 MAY FY 2019 MAY FY 2019 MAY
El Paso 528 37 7 1,373 1,945
Laredo 1,480 69 52 3,124 4,725
San Diego 1,324 223 4 1,651 3,202
Tucson 769 57 7 555 1,388
Total 4,101 386 70 6,703 11,260

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 MAY FY 2019 MAY
El Paso 1,012 0
Laredo 1,862 0
San Diego 94 191
Tucson 82 0
Total 3,050 191

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 JUN FY 2019 JUN FY 2019 JUN FY 2019 JUN FY 2019 JUN
El Paso 755 49 6 909 1,719
Laredo 1,281 49 42 2,538 3,910
San Diego 829 163 12 1,522 2,526
Tucson 739 45 8 462 1,254
Total 3,604 306 68 5,431 9,409

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 JUN FY 2019 JUN
El Paso 559 0
Laredo 1,468 2
San Diego 92 113
Tucson 38 0
Total 2,157 115

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 JUL FY 2019 JUL FY 2019 JUL FY 2019 JUL FY 2019 JUL
El Paso 1,078 38 25 883 2,024
Laredo 1,529 58 49 2,421 4,057
San Diego 747 154 8 1,372 2,281
Tucson 894 42 5 496 1,437
Total 4,248 292 87 5,172 9,799

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 JUL FY 2019 JUL
El Paso 447 0
Laredo 1,250 0
San Diego 28 23
Tucson 108 0
Total 1,833 23

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 AUG FY 2019 AUG FY 2019 AUG FY 2019 AUG FY 2019 AUG
El Paso 2,002 104 23 954 3,083
Laredo 1,585 75 50 2,896 4,606
San Diego 916 188 7 1,670 2,781
Tucson 977 30 6 540 1,553
Total 5,480 397 86 6,060 12,023

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 AUG FY 2019 AUG
El Paso 341 0
Laredo 1,532 0
San Diego 28 11
Tucson 150 0
Total 2,051 11

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

Field Offices FMUA UAC AMC SA TOTAL
FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP
El Paso 2,647 129 16 1,101 3,893
Laredo 1,790 62 40 2,234 4,126
San Diego 820 159 10 1,520 2,509
Tucson 929 28 8 546 1,511
Total 6,186 378 74 5,401 12,039

Cuban and Haitian Inadmissibles*

Field Offices Cubans Haitians
FY 2019 SEP FY 2019 SEP
El Paso 369 0
Laredo 944 0
San Diego 25 16
Tucson 138 0
Total 1,476 16

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

Last Modified: Nov 20, 2023