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U.S. border patrol: unaccompanied alien children apprehensions 2010-2017

Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2017

The data describes the total number of unaccompanied alien children apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol from Fiscal year 2010 to 2017. In Fiscal year 2017, the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 41,456 unaccompanied children. Of those, 41,435 children were apprehended trying to cross the southwest border of the United States

2010 18622
2011 16067
2012 24481
2013 38833
2014 68631
2015 39970
2016 59692
2017 41456