In 2022, the greatest number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States were from Mexico, with 836,844 illegal aliens apprehended. Guatemala, Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela rounded out the top five in that year.
Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin
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US Department of Homeland Security. (November 14, 2023). Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin." Chart. November 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2023). Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Illegal Aliens Apprehended in The United States in 2022, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States in 2022, by country of origin [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376434/illegal-aliens-apprehended-by-country-of-origin-us/