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U.S. border patrol: alien apprehensions, by border 2000-2017

Aliens apprehended by the U.S. border patrol from 2000 to 2017, by border

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