The data describes the number of alien apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol from fiscal year 1990 to 2017, distinguished by borders. In fiscal year 2017, the U.S. border patrol apprehended 303,916 people trying to cross the southwest border.
2000 | 20651 | 12108 | 1643679 |
2001 | 18158 | 12338 | 1235718 |
2002 | 15014 | 10487 | 929809 |
2003 | 16335 | 10157 | 905065 |
2004 | 11154 | 9959 | 1139282 |
2005 | 10336 | 7343 | 1171396 |
2006 | 10521 | 6599 | 1071972 |
2007 | 11686 | 6380 | 858638 |
2008 | 10895 | 7925 | 705005 |
2009 | 8370 | 6806 | 540865 |
2010 | 8220 | 7431 | 447731 |
2011 | 6552 | 6123 | 327577 |
2012 | 3685 | 4210 | 356873 |
2013 | 3162 | 3230 | 414397 |
2014 | 3942 | 3338 | 479371 |
2015 | 3158 | 2626 | 331333 |
2016 | 4663 | 2283 | 408870 |
2017 | 3588 | 3027 | 303916 |