Custody and Transfer Statistics Fiscal Year 2023

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear Inadmissibles by Disposition

Disposition	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
EXPEDITED REMOVAL-CREDIBLE FEAR (ERCF)¹	206	211	216	160	183	175	148	600	1,034	817	1,914	1,998
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)²	21,122	22,397	24,996	22,450	20,999	23,926	22,497	29,470	39,319	45,096	44,731	44,238
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)-PERSON RELEASED	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)-PERSON DETAINED	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP)-REMOVAL-LIMITED REVIEW³	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP)-REFUSAL LIMITED REVIEW³	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1
STOWAWAY-LIMITED REVIEW³	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Credible Fear Inadmissibles	21,329	22,609	25,212	22,610	21,182	24,101	22,645	30,070	40,356	45,913	46,647	46,237

Title 8 Inadmissibles

Field Office	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
El Paso	1,788	2,422	2,687	2,951	2,734	2,807	2,945	4,476	6,918	7,887	8,038	7,515
Laredo	13,086	13,284	14,893	13,977	12,595	15,049	13,369	18,262	22,209	24,180	24,002	23,560
San Diego	8,494	8,751	9,419	7,857	7,376	7,912	7,931	9,047	12,957	15,424	15,754	15,394
Tucson	956	1,151	1,357	1,395	1,569	1,612	1,676	2,658	2,934	3,346	4,115	4,503
Total	24,324	25,608	28,356	26,180	24,274	27,380	25,921	34,443	45,018	50,837	51,909	50,972

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear Inadmissibles by Program

Program	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)- Initial returns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA) Program - Expedited Removal - Credible Fear (ERCF)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ACA - Notice to Appear (NTA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP) Program -Expedited Removal - Credible Fear (ERCF)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HARP - Notice to Appear	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFO Monthly Southwest Border Credible Fear by Transfer Destination

Destination	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Federal/State/Local Facility	49	44	46	33	54	44	34	122	152	98	128	102
ICE/ERO	1,475	729	769	473	315	401	316	737	1,275	1,103	2,076	2,189
ICE/HSI	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	2
OFO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Return to Foreign	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	9	14	6
USBP	83	69	122	81	108	129	77	140	172	227	223	215
Total	1,610	842	937	587	477	574	430	1,004	1,606	1,437	2,441	2,514

¹ Includes subjects who indicated a desire to seek asylum or a fear of persecution in Office of Field Operations’ (OFO) custody at a port of entry. OFO refers all such claims to USCIS for a credible fear interview. Credible fear may be claimed at any time prior to removal.

² This number reflects instances where OFO exercises its discretion and issues a Notice to Appear (NTA) to initiate removal proceedings before an immigration judge. This does not include NTAs issued at the discretion of other DHS components with authority to issue NTAs. In the event of being processed for removal with an NTA, individuals have up to one year to seek asylum while in proceedings before the immigration judge.

³ The term "limited review" refers to the process of an immigration judge considering claims of US citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residence, Asylum or Refugee status.

Field Operations - Southwest Border In Custody¹

Detention Capacity	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
In Custody Capacity	902	902	902	902	902	902	902	902	902	902	902	902
%	155 (17.1%)²	165 (18.3%)²	150 (16.7%)²	154 (17.04%)²	313 (34.7%)²	391 (43.35%)²	394 (43.68%)²	481 (53.33%)²	477 (52.88%)²	413 (45.79%)²	696 (77.16%)²	769 (85.25%)²

¹ Represents an estimate of each cell's coded occupancy limit, as outlined in technical design standards when constructed, multiplied by the total number of cells for all ports of entry within each field office. This number does not account for the unique circumstances that may limit the occupancy of a given cell (e.g., high risk, nursing/pregnant, transgender, unaccompanied minor, etc.) nor does it reflect operational limitations that affect a port's capacity to detain. CBP’s capacity to detain individuals in its short-term facilities depends on many factors, including: demographics of the individual in custody; medical or other needs of individuals in custody; ability of ICE ERO (or, if an unaccompanied child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to transfer individuals out of CBP custody; and OFO's available resources to safely process and hold individuals.

² Represents the average number of travelers in custody on a daily basis averaged over the 30-day period, at all Southwest Border Field Office locations. Travelers include inadmissible individuals, lawful permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and United States Citizens who are being detained to verify wants, warrants, criminal, administrative or other judicial process.

OFO Southwest Border T8, T19, T42

Category	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Title 8	24,324	25,608	28,356	26,180	24,274	27,380	25,921	34,443	45,018	50,837	51,909	50,972
Title 19	592	736	574	309	185	226	197	79	0	0	0
Title 42	2,071	1,885	1,941	1,665	1,835	2,197	2,150	865	0	0	0

USBP Monthly Southwest Border Encounters by Processing Disposition

The processing disposition decision related to each apprehension is made on a case-by-case basis. As dispositions are subject to change throughout the process, the data below does not necessarily reflect final dispositions or removals in all cases.

Processing Disposition	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Notice To Appear/Own Recognizance (NTA-OR)	20,930	16,732	9,775	17,833	14,727	25,842	65,591	68,981	36,503	70,408	101,598	155,914
Paroles	68,828	90,495	130,531	5,205	16	1	41	8,815	4	9	8	1
Notice to Report (NTR)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Expedited Removal (ER)	11,409	6,369	6,532	15,841	11,857	10,954	8,628	23,399	16,084	17,175	28,052	21,330
Reinstatement of Prior Order of Removal	2,156	2,035	2,055	2,254	2,469	2,523	2,263	4,817	5,249	5,737	7,106	6,660
Warrant of Arrest/Notice To Appear - (Detained)	19,305	20,601	14,244	14,380	22,780	30,450	20,900	14,065	17,529	16,165	18,842	13,886
Voluntary Return	2,225	2,155	7,292	7,275	2,256	2,629	2,060	19,123	23,918	22,644	24,879	20,494
MPP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other¹	227	222	233	217	273	280	373	601	251	504	569	478
Total Title 8 Apprehensions	125,080	138,609	170,662	63,005	54,378	72,679	99,856	139,801	99,538	132,642	181,054	218,763

¹ Processing dispositions may include subjects that do not yet have a final disposition at the time the data was collected or subjects processed under the visa waiver program, turned over to, etc.

USBP Monthly Southwest Border Apprehensions by Transfer Destination

Following processing, U.S. Border Patrol arranges transfer of individuals to the appropriate entity based on disposition and other factors such as criminal charges. The transfer destinations below are representative of the time data was aggregated. The data does not reflect subsequent transfer destinations after subjects leave Border Patrol custody and are subject to change if an individual returns to U.S. Border Patrol custody during the same event.

Transfer Destination	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Humanitarian Release	89,758	107,227	140,306	23,038	14,742	25,842	65,624	77,796	36,494	70,417	101,604	155,821
Federal¹	30,637	27,020	20,735	29,917	33,779	40,843	29,182	35,520	31,463	28,251	36,244	28,427
Federal - Northern Triangle Repatriation Flights	366	303	276	128	170	266	287	2,381	1,238	4,547	6,859	6,783
Federal - Mexican Repatriation Flights	86	118	42	27	318	788	688	411	148	1,003	4,288	933
Port of Entry (Non-MPP)	3,557	3,315	8,680	9,334	4,834	4,345	3,604	22,676	29,019	27,173	30,279	25,187
Port of Entry (MPP)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies	470	421	397	427	392	383	315	510	543	755	1,256	706
Other²	206	205	226	133	127	160	146	506	620	494	506	495
Total Title 8 Transfers	125,080	138,609	170,662	63,004	54,362	72,627	99,846	139,800	99,525	132,640	181,036	218,352

¹ Manifested as turned over to other Federal agencies, to include Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Health and Human Services, U.S. Marshals, etc.

² Includes subjects that have not been transferred out of USBP custody at the time the data was collected or subjects manifested as transferred to hospital, paroled, etc.

USBP Average Daily Subjects In Custody by Southwest Border Sector

U.S. Border Patrol facilities, such as stations and central processing centers, provide short-term holding capacity for the processing and transfer of individuals encountered by agents. Maximum facility capacity along the Southwest border is approximately 21,000, which assumes a homogenous population and full operating status at all facilities. Actual capacity fluctuates constantly based on characteristics of in-custody population, to include demographics, gender, criminality, etc.

Sector	Oct-22	Nov-22	Dec-22	Jan-23	Feb-23	Mar-23	Apr-23	May-23	Jun-23	Jul-23	Aug-23	Sep-23
Big Bend	11	25	9	6	7	10	13	37	6	5	7	31
Del Rio	1,463	1,970	1,798	615	478	439	421	1,468	1,563	1,487	1,937	2,707
El Centro	507	615	782	340	281	402	307	538	116	140	256	326
El Paso	3,055	2,931	2,918	789	1,605	2,079	3,334	3,384	1,741	2,175	3,761	5,104
Laredo	691	991	662	552	634	968	879	1,336	1,448	1,600	1,310	1,950
Rio Grande	2,031	1,980	1,906	883	982	1,147	2,996	3,441	1,532	2,588	3,681	3,439
San Diego	1,279	1,371	1,576	620	674	1,356	1,828	1,629	658	777	1,036	1,963
Tucson	948	1,028	1,114	374	731	1,191	1,352	1,377	1,079	2,263	2,408	2,140
Yuma	1,294	1,343	1,648	772	874	1,172	1,134	1,529	1,067	963	947	1,056
Total	11,280	12,254	12,412	4,951	6,265	8,764	12,265	14,737	9,210	11,970	15,342	18,716

USBP Southwest Border SPP Program Apprehensions Since Program Inception

Apprehension Data includes Deportable Migrants Only

Data Source: EID through BPERT (Unofficial) as of 12/02/2022

SPP Program	SPP Program Type	Inception Date	Apprehensions Since Inception
MPP	NTA Program	1/28/2019	82,233
ENV	Removal Modality	8/5/2019	60,646
PACR	ER Program	10/7/2019	3,079
HARP	ER Program	10/28/2019	684
ACA_GUAT	ER Program	11/19/2019	1,491
IRI/IFP	Removal Modality	12/19/2019	31,271

Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) is an exercise of the Department of Homeland Security’s express statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to return certain applicants for admission, or those who enter illegally between the ports of entry, who are subject to removal proceedings under INA Section 240 Removal Proceedings to Mexico pending removal proceedings.

Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR)

The Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) pathway was developed by U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to promptly address credible fear claims of amenable individuals.

Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), have executed Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs) to facilitate the transfer of individuals to a third country where they will have access to full and fair procedures for determining their protection claims, based on the ACAs.

Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)

The Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP), was developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to promptly address credible fear claims of amenable Mexican nationals.

Electronic Nationality Verification

Under the Electronic Nationality Verification (ENV) program U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), remove eligible noncitizens with a final order of removal to their native countries.

Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI)

Under the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, remove eligible noncitizens from Mexico to the interior of Mexico.