Child Migrant Crossings Rose in FY2022, Immigration Court Backlog Remained High

A line chart showing the number of unacommpanied minors apprehended at the U.S. southern border at a record high in 2022, while the number of pending immigration cases for child migrants peaked in 2020.

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Note: Data for FY2021 and part of FY2020 includes children expelled under Title 42. Data for the number of apprehensions in FY2022 comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Sources: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice; Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University.