Apprehension trends for Salvadorans and Hondurans mirror the trends for those from countries outside Central America

Apprehensions of Salvadorans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, and non-Mexican nationals as a percentage of total apprehensions, 1993–2010*

* Correction, February 23, 2021: This figure has been updated to clarify that the data apply to both border and interior apprehensions.
Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Department of Homeland Security data on apprehensions. See U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics," available at https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook (last accessed February 2021).