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Southwest Border Inadmissibles by Field Office Fiscal Year 2020

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17 yr old) Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020. To learn more, visit the Title-8-and-Title-42-Statistics page.

Unaccompanied Alien Children by Field Office

Field Office	FY 2019	FY 2020	% Change FY 2019 to FY 2020
El Paso	774	287	-63%
Laredo	819	900	10%
San Diego	2,264	1,287	-43%
Tucson	757	208	-73%
Southwest Border Total	4,614	2,682	-42%

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020.

Family Units by Field Office

Field Office	FY 2019	FY 2020	% Change FY 2019 to FY 2020
El Paso	13,047	3,835	-71%
Laredo	16,820	6,641	-61%
San Diego	13,558	4,676	-66%
Tucson	10,005	3,612	-64%
Southwest Border Total	53,430	18,764	-65%

* 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.

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Accompanied Minor Child* Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020.

Accompanied Minor Children by Field Office

Field Office	FY 2019	FY 2020	% Change FY 2019 to FY2020
El Paso	128	141	10%
Laredo	651	323	-50%
San Diego	84	116	38%
Tucson	88	107	22%
Southwest Border Total	951	687	-28%

* 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.

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹

Comparisons below reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 compared to FY 2020.

Single Adults by Field Office

Field Office	FY 2019	FY 2020	% Change FY 2019 to FY 2020
El Paso	12,644	5,424	-57%
Laredo	29,625	12,597	-57%
San Diego	18,839	13,749	-27%
Tucson	5,898	3,534	-40%
Southwest Border Total	67,006	35,304	-47%

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2020.

Unaccompanied Alien Children by Country

Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020
El Salvador	1,721	833	144	184
Guatemala	2,829	3,691	667	148
Honduras	1,173	1,655	531	322
Mexico	1,556	2,210	2,952	1,933

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2020.

Family Unit by Country

Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020
El Salvador	4,577	3,738	1,460	244
Guatemala	6,789	12,185	4,452	244
Honduras	4,246	8,327	4,812	669
Mexico	10,628	21,411	30,099	14,346

* 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.

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Accompanied Minor Child* Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2020.

Accompanied Minor Children by Country

Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020
El Salvador	24	14	6	4
Guatemala	46	85	13	9
Honduras	34	58	18	14
Mexico	940	1,184	872	595

* 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.

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹ by Fiscal Year

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2017 - 2020.

Single Adults by Country

Country	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020
El Salvador	1,020	1,088	934	249
Guatemala	1,100	1,648	898	410
Honduras	917	1,719	1,966	447
Mexico	41,044	45,525	36,697	27,719

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

Southwest Border Encounters¹ Fiscal Year 2020 - By Month

¹ Beginning in March FY20, OFO Encounters statistics include both Title 8 Inadmissibles and Title 42 Expulsions.

FMUA: Family Unit Inadmissible

UAC: Unaccompanied Alien Children

AMC: Accompanied Minor Child

SA: Single Adult

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Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 OCT	FY 2020 OCT	FY 2020 OCT	FY 2020 OCT	FY 2020 OCT
El Paso	838	47	11	955	1,851
Laredo	1,370	140	58	2,216	3,784
San Diego	1,020	131	22	1,506	2,679
Tucson	770	42	11	600	1,423
Total	3,998	360	102	5,277	9,737

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 NOV	FY 2020 NOV	FY 2020 NOV	FY 2020 NOV	FY 2020 NOV
El Paso	884	32	11	802	1,729
Laredo	1,534	152	35	1,686	3,407
San Diego	984	161	1	1,446	2,592
Tucson	736	24	6	625	1,391
Total	4,138	369	53	4,559	9,119

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 DEC	FY 2020 DEC	FY 2020 DEC	FY 2020 DEC	FY 2020 DEC
El Paso	767	37	0	538	1,342
Laredo	1,281	147	48	1,430	2,906
San Diego	864	193	8	1,394	2,459
Tucson	546	39	5	415	1,005
Total	3,458	416	61	3,777	7,712

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 JAN	FY 2020 JAN	FY 2020 JAN	FY 2020 JAN	FY 2020 JAN
El Paso	627	40	1	604	1,272
Laredo	1,041	143	26	1,506	2,716
San Diego	836	192	2	1,412	2,442
Tucson	533	21	4	392	950
Total	3,037	396	33	3,914	7,380

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 FEB	FY 2020 FEB	FY 2020 FEB	FY 2020 FEB	FY 2020 FEB
El Paso	425	19	3	512	959
Laredo	851	160	22	1,381	2,414
San Diego	592	217	2	1,380	2,191
Tucson	639	24	11	372	1,046
Total	2,507	420	38	3,645	6,610

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 MAR	FY 2020 MAR	FY 2020 MAR	FY 2020 MAR	FY 2020 MAR
El Paso	228	20	0	394	642
Laredo	455	61	15	924	1,455
San Diego	215	155	6	1,015	1,391
Tucson	282	11	19	271	583
Total	1,180	247	40	2,604	4,071

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 APR	FY 2020 APR	FY 2020 APR	FY 2020 APR	FY 2020 APR
El Paso	2	8	2	136	148
Laredo	8	3	13	243	267
San Diego	0	12	3	415	430
Tucson	12	6	0	61	79
Total	22	29	18	855	924

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 MAY	FY 2020 MAY	FY 2020 MAY	FY 2020 MAY	FY 2020 MAY
El Paso	11	9	11	222	253
Laredo	31	14	11	472	528
San Diego	21	18	5	686	730
Tucson	10	1	3	119	133
Total	73	42	30	1,499	1,644

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 JUN	FY 2020 JUN	FY 2020 JUN	FY 2020 JUN	FY 2020 JUN
El Paso	6	17	27	344	394
Laredo	13	10	12	504	539
San Diego	38	55	3	968	1,064
Tucson	41	6	14	155	216
Total	98	88	56	1,971	2,213

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 JUL	FY 2020 JUL	FY 2020 JUL	FY 2020 JUL	FY 2020 JUL
El Paso	18	27	26	357	428
Laredo	14	7	19	645	685
San Diego	18	42	11	1,049	1,120
Tucson	11	7	12	130	160
Total	61	83	68	2,181	2,393

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 AUG	FY 2020 AUG	FY 2020 AUG	FY 2020 AUG	FY 2020 AUG
El Paso	20	13	24	301	358
Laredo	21	22	37	791	871
San Diego	51	59	23	1,133	1,266
Tucson	14	11	17	194	236
Total	106	105	101	2,419	2,731

Field Offices	FMUA	UAC	AMC	SA	TOTAL
Field Offices	FY 2020 SEP	FY 2020 SEP	FY 2020 SEP	FY 2020	FY 2020 SEP
El Paso	9	18	25	259	311
Laredo	22	41	27	799	889
San Diego	37	52	30	1,345	1,464
Tucson	18	16	5	200	239
Total	86	127	87	2,603	2,903

Last Modified: Nov 03, 2023