In the fiscal year of 2020, the United States Border Patrol apprehended 30,614 unaccompanied children. This is a significant decrease from the previous fiscal year, when 76,136 unaccompanied minors were apprehended by Border Patrol. This is likely due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020
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US Customs and Border Protection. (August 31, 2021). Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/
US Customs and Border Protection. "Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020." Chart. August 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/
US Customs and Border Protection. (2021). Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/
US Customs and Border Protection. "Unaccompanied Alien Children Apprehensions by The U.S. Border Patrol from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/
US Customs and Border Protection, Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Unaccompanied alien children apprehensions by the U.S. border patrol from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], US Customs and Border Protection, August 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455849/unaccompanied-alien-children-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/