Number of Illegal Aliens Apprehended in the US

Fiscal Year Apprehensions Total US Population Apprehensions per
10k Total US Population
2018 404,142 328,030,000 12.3
2017 310,531 325,720,000 9.5
2016 415,816 323,410,000 12.9
2015 337,117 321,040,000 10.5
2014 486,651 318,860,000 15.3
2013 420,789 316,500,000 13.3
2012 364,768 314,110,000 11.6
2011 340,252 311,720,000 10.9
2010 463,382 309,350,000 15.0
2009 556,041 306,770,000 18.1
2008 723,825 304,090,000 23.8
2007 876,704 301,230,000 29.1
2006 1,089,092 298,380,000 36.5
2005 1,189,075 295,520,000 40.2
2004 1,160,395 292,810,000 39.6
2003 931,557 290,110,000 32.1
2002 955,310 287,630,000 33.2
2001 1,266,214 284,970,000 44.4
2000 1,676,438 282,160,000 59.4
1999 1,579,010 279,040,000 56.6
1998 1,555,776 275,850,000 56.4
1997 1,412,953 272,650,000 51.8
1996 1,549,876 269,390,000 57.5
1995 1,324,202 266,280,000 49.7
1994 1,031,668 263,130,000 39.2
1993 1,263,490 259,920,000 48.6
1992 1,199,560 256,510,000 46.8
1991 1,132,033 252,980,000 44.7
1990 1,103,353 249,620,000 44.2
1989 891,147 246,820,000 36.1
1988 969,214 244,500,000 39.6
1987 1,158,030 242,290,000 47.8
1986 1,692,544 240,130,000 70.5
1985 1,262,435 237,920,000 53.1
1984 1,138,566 235,820,000 48.3
1983 1,105,670 233,790,000 47.3
1982 819,919 231,660,000 35.4
1981 825,290 229,470,000 36.0
1980 759,420 227,220,000 33.4
1979 888,729 225,060,000 39.5
1978 862,837 222,580,000 38.8
1977 812,541 220,240,000 36.9
1976 696,039 218,040,000 31.9
1975 596,796 215,970,000 27.6
1974 634,777 213,850,000 29.7
1973 498,123 211,910,000 23.5
1972 396,495 209,900,000 18.9
1971 302,517 207,660,000 14.6
1970 231,116 205,050,000 11.3
1969 172,391 202,680,000 8.5
1968 123,519 200,710,000 6.2
1967 94,778 198,710,000 4.8
1966 79,610 196,560,000 4.1
1965 52,422 194,300,000 2.7
1964 42,879 191,890,000 2.2
1963 38,861 189,240,000 2.1
1962 29,897 186,540,000 1.6
1961 29,384 183,690,000 1.6
1960 28,966 180,670,000 1.6
1959 32,996 177,830,000 1.9
1958 40,504 174,880,000 2.3
1957 46,225 171,980,000 2.7
1956 68,420 168,900,000 4.1
1955 225,186 165,930,000 13.6
1954 1,028,246 163,030,000 63.1
1953 835,311 160,180,000 52.1
1952 528,815 157,550,000 33.6
1951 509,040 154,880,000 32.9
1950 468,339 152,270,000 30.8
1949 288,253 149,190,000 19.3
1948 192,779 146,630,000 13.1
1947 193,657 144,130,000 13.4
1946 99,591 141,390,000 7.0
1945 69,164 139,930,000 4.9
1944 31,175 138,400,000 2.3
1943 11,175 136,740,000 0.8
1942 11,784 134,860,000 0.9
1941 11,294 133,400,000 0.8
1940 10,492 132,120,000 0.8
1939 12,037 130,880,000 0.9
1938 12,851 129,820,000 1.0
1937 13,054 128,820,000 1.0
1936 11,728 128,050,000 0.9
1935 11,016 127,250,000 0.9
1934 10,319 126,370,000 0.8
1933 20,949 125,580,000 1.7
1932 22,735 124,840,000 1.8
1931 22,276 124,040,000 1.8
1930 20,880 123,080,000 1.7
1929 32,711 121,770,000 2.7
1928 23,566 120,510,000 2.0
1927 16,393 119,040,000 1.4
1926 12,735 117,400,000 1.1
1925 22,199 115,830,000 1.9