U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Apprehensions: Year, Month and Citizenship-wise total number of foreigners apprehended in US State Border

This Dataset contains year, demography, citizenship wise total number of apprehensions in each US State. Note: 1) The U.S. federal government's fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. 2) Encounter data includes U.S. Border Patrol Title 8 apprehensions, Office of Field Operations Title 8 inadmissibles, and all Title 42 expulsions for fiscal years 2020 to date. 3) Data is available for the Northern Land Border, Southwest Land Border, and Nationwide (i.e., air, land, and sea modes of transportation) encounters. 4) Individuals in a Family Unit (FMUA): FMUA represents the number of encountered individuals within the family unit, not the number of units. A Family Unit is defined as a least one non citizen minor child and at least one noncitizen adult parent or legal guardian. For example, a family unit consisting of two or more individuals is encountered. (Continued on page two footer) The data would show two or more individuals, not one family unit. Beginning in March 2020, FMUA data also includes Title 42 Expulsions of a family group of at least one child and one related adult (regardless of whether the adult and child met the definition of a family unit