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U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector 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 Encounters by Sector

Sector	FY19	FY20	% Change FY19 to FY20
Big Bend	779	526	-32%
Del Rio	3,621	2,199	-39%
El Centro	2,688	1,607	-40%
El Paso	16,159	4,835	-70%
Laredo	2,521	2,641	5%
Rio Grande	34,523	10,258	-70%
San Diego	3,335	1,855	-44%
Tucson	5,105	5,949	17%
Yuma	7,289	687	-91%
USBP Southwest Border Total	76,020	30,557	-60%

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

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹

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

Family Unit* Encounters by Sector

Sector	FY19	FY20	% Change FY19 to FY20
Big Bend	2.931	382	-87%
Del Rio	32,835	7,703	-77%
El Centro	7,873	1,057	-87%
El Paso	132,909	10,555	-92%
Laredo	1,169	1,891	62%
Rio Grande	211,631	11,666	-94%
San Diego	16,174	5,005	-69%
Tucson	16,199	11,031	-32%
Yuma	51,961	2,940	-94%
USBP Southwest Border Total	473,682	52,230	-89%

* 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.

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

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹

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

Single Adult Encounters by Sector

Sector	FY19	FY20	% Change FY19 to FY20
Big Bend	5,927	7,720	30%
Del Rio	20,813	30,440	46%
El Centro	24,577	24,828	1%
El Paso	33,075	39,006	18%
Laredo	34,688	46,893	35%
Rio Grande	92,981	68,282	-27%
San Diego	38,540	46,422	20%
Tucson	42,186	49,096	16%
Yuma	9,019	5,177	-43%
USBP Southwest Border Total	301,806	317,864	5%

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

Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters¹ by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2014 - 2020.

Unaccompanied Alien Children Encounters by Country

Country	FY14	FY15	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20
El Salvador	16,404	9,389	17,512	9,143	4,949	12,021	2,189
Guatemala	17,057	13,589	18,913	14,827	22,327	30,329	8,390
Honduras	18,244	5,409	10,468	7,784	10,913	20,398	4,454
Mexico	15,634	11,012	11,926	8,877	10,136	10,487	14,359

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

Southwest Border Family Unit* Encounters¹ by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - 2020.

Family Units* Encounters by Country

Country	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20
El Salvador	27,114	24,122	13,669	56,897	4,335
Guatemala	23,067	24,657	50,401	185,233	10,905
Honduras	20,226	22,366	39,439	188,416	10,485
Mexico	3,481	2,271	2,261	6,004	9,917

* 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.

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

Southwest Border Single Adult Encounters¹ by Country

Numbers below reflect Fiscal Years 2016 - 2020.

Single Adult Encounters by Country

Country	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20
El Salvador	27,222	16,495	12,751	20,893	9,960
Guatemala	32,621	26,387	42,994	48,606	27,948
Honduras	22,258	17,110	26,161	44,981	25,152
Mexico	175,353	116,790	139,860	149,967	228,842

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

Southwest Border Family Unit Subject, Unaccompanied Alien Children, and Single Adult Apprehensions Fiscal Year 2020 - By Month

FMUA: Family Unit Apprehensions
UAC: Unaccompanied Alien Children
SA: Single Adult

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October

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 OCT	FY20 OCT	FY20 OCT	FY20 OCT
Big Bend	100	33	520	653
Del Rio	1,333	219	1,646	3,198
El Centro	87	93	1,818	1,998
El Paso	2,122	329	2,784	5,235
Laredo	117	216	3,478	3,811
Rio Grande	2,854	1,105	5,781	9,740
San Diego	333	129	3,178	3,640
Tucson	2,371	592	3,372	6,335
Yum	404	125	264	793
Southwest Border Total	9,721	2,841	22,840	35,402

November

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 NOV	FY20 NOV	FY20 NOV	FY20 NOV
Big Bend	64	55	407	526
Del Rio	1,215	226	1,678	3,119
El Centro	140	116	1,655	1,911
El Paso	2,293	462	2,331	5,086
Laredo	90	258	3,006	3,354
Rio Grande	2,094	1,209	5,254	8,557
San Diego	388	170	3,121	3,679
Tucson	2,301	741	3,472	6,514
Yuma	421	71	286	778
Southwest Border Total	9,006	3,308	21,210	33,524

December

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 DEC	FY20 DEC	FY20 DEC	FY20 DEC
Big Bend	52	46	445	543
Del Rio	936	237	1,830	3,003
El Centro	121	159	1,475	1,755
El Paso	2,259	481	2,359	5,099
Laredo	96	242	2,787	3,125
Rio Grande	1,593	1,033	5,199	7,825
San Diego	757	208	3,132	4,097
Tucson	2,416	705	3,526	6,647
Yuma	365	113	281	759
Southwest Border Total	8,595	3,223	21,035	32,853

January

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 JAN	FY20 JAN	FY20 JAN	FY20 JAN
Big Bend	34	36	534	604
Del Rio	360	135	1,853	2,348
El Centro	109	109	1,481	1,699
El Paso	1,411	425	2,558	4,394
Laredo	96	290	3,232	3,618
Rio Grande	839	867	4,773	6,479
San Diego	672	173	3,366	4,209
Tucson	1,255	567	3,335	5,158
Yuma	385	78	233	696
Southwest Border Total	5,161	2,680	21,364	29,205

February

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 FEB	FY20 FEB	FY20 FEB	FY20 FEB
Big Bend	6	52	504	562
Del Rio	387	185	2,050	2,622
El Centro	262	118	1,640	2,020
El Paso	476	457	2,433	3,366
Laredo	107	304	3,535	3,946
Rio Grande	751	1,027	4,925	6,703
San Diego	1,040	183	3,449	4,672
Tucson	969	666	3,549	5,184
Yuma	614	77	311	1,002
Southwest Border Total	4,610	3,070	22,397	30,077

March

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 MAR	FY20 MAR	FY20 MAR	FY20 MAR
Big Bend	24	32	619	675
Del Rio	446	164	2,009	2,619
El Centro	76	120	1,867	2,063
El Paso	522	445	2,447	3,414
Laredo	63	297	3,664	4,024
Rio Grande	724	1,109	5,375	7,208
San Diego	810	177	3,717	4,704
Tucson	584	588	3,934	5,106
Yuma	206	42	328	576
Southwest Border Total	3,455	2,974	23,960	30,389

April

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 APR	FY20 APR	FY20 APR	FY20 APR
Big Bend	3	22	482	507
Del Rio	157	57	1,813	2,027
El Centro	31	43	1,184	1,258
El Paso	79	112	1,568	1,759
Laredo	101	73	1,817	1,991
Rio Grande	165	210	3,084	3,459
San Diego	40	46	2,182	2,268
Tucson	100	148	2,367	2,615
Yuma	40	1	257	298
Southwest Border Total	716	712	14,754	16,182

May

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 MAY	FY20 MAY	FY20 MAY	FY20 MAY
Big Bend	2	26	600	628
Del Rio	218	91	1,980	2,289
El Centro	45	88	1,747	1,880
El Paso	150	145	2,322	2,617
Laredo	145	121	3,089	3,355
Rio Grande	169	192	3,337	3,698
San Diego	58	93	3,160	3,311
Tucson	121	192	2,757	3,070
Yuma	71	18	656	745
Southwest Border Total	979	966	19,648	21,593

June

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 JUN	FY20 JUN	FY20 JUN	FY20 JUN
Big Bend	12	35	613	660
Del Rio	442	153	2,876	3,471
El Centro	23	143	2,607	2,773
El Paso	186	263	3,427	3,876
Laredo	177	119	3,744	4,040
Rio Grande	314	427	4,673	5,414
San Diego	229	165	4,557	4,951
Tucson	125	270	4,308	4,703
Yuma	73	28	847	948
Southwest Border Total	1,581	1,603	27,652	30,836

July

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 JUL	FY20 JUL	FY20 JUL	FY20 JUL
Big Bend	30	41	675	746
Del Rio	497	196	3,470	4,163
El Centro	44	230	3,295	3,569
El Paso	219	472	4,400	5,091
Laredo	224	206	5,015	5,445
Rio Grande	539	692	6,340	7,571
San Diego	157	162	5,237	5,556
Tucson	183	394	5,028	5,605
Yuma	96	33	661	790
Southwest Border Total	1,989	2,426	34,121	38,536

August

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 AUG	FY20 AUG	FY20 AUG	FY20 AUG
Big Bend	26	54	1,040	1,120
Del Rio	405	245	4,479	5,129
El Centro	66	202	3,239	3,507
El Paso	363	584	5,613	6,560
Laredo	360	258	6,624	7,242
Rio Grande	765	930	8,548	10,243
San Diego	210	166	5,656	6,032
Tucson	291	510	5,965	6,766
Yuma	123	49	512	684
Southwest Border Total	2,609	2,998	41,676	47,283

September

Sector	FMUA	UAC	SA	TOTAL
Sector	FY20 SEP	FY20 SEP	FY20 SEP	FY20 SEP
Big Bend	29	94	1,281	1,404
Del Rio	1,307	291	4,756	6,354
El Centro	53	186	2,820	3,059
El Paso	475	661	6,764	7,900
Laredo	315	257	6,902	7,474
Rio Grande	861	1,456	10,992	13,309
San Diego	311	183	5,669	6,163
Tucson	315	576	7,482	8,373
Yuma	142	52	541	735
Southwest Border Total	3,808	3,756	47,207	54,771

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Last Modified: Nov 02, 2023