In 2022, about 2.58 million illegal aliens were apprehended in the United States. This was a significant increase from the previous year, when there were around 1.87 million illegal aliens apprehended nationwide. Apprehensions refer to Border Patrol apprehensions and ICE administrative arrests.
Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022
* Beginning in 2008, includes all administrative arrests conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO).
Apprehensions refer to Border Patrol apprehensions and ICE administrative arrests.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 26, 2023). Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2023). Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Illegal Aliens Apprehended in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of illegal aliens apprehended in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247071/illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-the-us/
