Published by WOLA on May 9, 2023. (Español)
What might happen when the pandemic expulsions policy ends, how Title 42 changed migration, and what a better policy might look like.
10 Things to Know About the End of Title 42
12 Reports tagged “Apprehensions”
Links to long-form information about U.S. border governance and migration
Border Security Status Report Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2022
Published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 19, 2023.
A compendium of information about U.S. law enforcement and migration agencies’ activities at the border during the quarter. (Link at dhs.gov)
Migration, country by country, at the U.S.-Mexico border
Published by WOLA on November 23, 2022.
Brief overviews of the top 17 countries of citizenship of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border Security Status Report First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2022
Published by the Department of Homeland Security on November 2, 2022.
A compendium of information about U.S. law enforcement and migration agencies’ activities at the border during the quarter. (Link at dhs.gov)
Record Numbers of Migrants Arrested at Southern Border, With Two Million Annual Total in Sight
Published by the Wall Street Journal on August 15, 2022.
A review of migration statistics through July 2022 and how they reveal the counterproductive nature of the Title 42 pandemic expulsions policy.
Boletín Mensual de Estadísticas Migratorias de 2021
The Mexican government’s year-end 2021 count of apprehensions, deportations, and other data about migration. This publication is updated monthly; this is the year-end edition. (Link at politicamigratoria.gob.mx)
What New Official Data Tells Us About the Ongoing Tragedy at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Published by WOLA on October 16, 2020.
As the Homeland Security Department completes its 2020 fiscal year, a walk through some of the prominent findings from the year-end data.
COVID-19 Border Closure Could Lead to Jump in Migrant Deaths in Summer Months
Published by WOLA on June 26, 2020.
May 2020 saw an increase in apprehensions of single adults, many of whom may seek to avoid apprehension by migrating through dangerous border sectors during the hot summer months.
Boletín Mensual de Estadísticas Migratorias 2019
Publicado por la Unidad de Política Migratoria, Secretaría de Gobernación en junio de 2020.
The Mexican government’s collection of 2019 statistics on migrant apprehensions, deportations, deportations from the United States, and other data. (Link at segob.gob.mx)
Border Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Management of a Temporary Facility in Texas Raised Concerns about Resources Used
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on April 9, 2020.
GAO found that Customs and Border Protection wildly overspent on a tent facility to house apprehended migrants during late 2019. (Link at gao.gov)
4 Charts Depicting What’s Been Happening on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Published by WOLA on March 24, 2020.
Graphing out data on apprehensions and demographics of migrants to spot trends.
Fiscal Year 2019 Customs and Border Protection Border Statistics
Published by Customs and Border Protection on February 11, 2020.
All of the prior-year data that CBP posts to its statistics page, combined in a single PDF file. Includes sector profile, family unit and UAC apprehensions, family unit apprehensions by sector, monthly apprehensions, apprehensions from Mexico and other than Mexico, staffing statistics, deaths, apprehensions by sector, apprehensions since 1925, and budget statistics.