Number of removal orders carried out; measures enforcement of removal policy.· Removals = the compulsory, confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable person out of the United States under an order of removal (Title 8: expedited removals, reinstatements of prior orders, other removals), by every DHS component. Returns (voluntary departures, withdrawals) and Title 42 expulsions (March 2020 – May 2023) are not included. Monthly, US federal fiscal-year tables rounded to the nearest ten. The DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics has published no monthly table since January 2025 (data through November 2024): the series is frozen. ICE's own removal counts are a different scope (ICE only, definition changed in FY2025) and are not joined to it.
25,800
Nov 2024 · Discontinued series
Source: DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS)· Data Nov 2024Source type : OfficialDiscontinued series
All DHS removals (ICE + CBP), Title 8 — last release Nov. 2024
Encounters of migrants at the US southwest land border, per month: Border Patrol apprehensions between ports of entry plus persons found inadmissible at ports of entry (Office of Field Operations), Title 8 and Title 42. An encounter is an event, not a person: someone caught several times is counted several times. Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Nationwide Encounters.
36.9K
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection· Data Q3 2026
Average number of people held in immigration detention on a given day (average daily population), per month. US: ICE detention, all facility types, Detention Statistics.
59.2K
Q2 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement· Data Q2 2026
Persons granted lawful permanent resident status (a « green card »), per quarter: new arrivals admitted from abroad plus adjustments of status of people already in the US. Not comparable with first residence permits in Europe (temporary, by reason). Source: DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report; quarters of the federal fiscal year (October to September) mapped to calendar quarters.
1.4M
2024
Frequency
Source: DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics· Data 2024
Refugees selected abroad and admitted for resettlement, per quarter (arrivals). Distinct from asylum: these people were granted refugee status before arriving, whereas asylum seekers apply on the territory. Source (US): DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report; quarters of the federal fiscal year mapped to calendar quarters.
105.5K
2024
Frequency
Source: DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics· Data 2024
Number of cases awaiting a decision before the immigration courts (removal, asylum…) at the end of each federal fiscal year (end of September). United States: Executive Office for Immigration Review (Department of Justice).
3.7M
2025
Source: Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ)· Data 2025
