Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018

64% of all federal arrests in 2018 were of non-U.S. citizens

In 2018, 64% of all federal arrests were of non-U.S. citizens. In comparison, 37% of all federal arrests in 1998 were of non-U.S. citizens. Federal arrests of non-U.S. citizens more than tripled from 1998 to 2018 (rising 234%), while federal arrests of U.S. citizens rose 10%.

While non-U.S. citizens make up 7% of the U.S. population (per the U.S. Census Bureau for 2017), they accounted for 15% of all federal arrests and 15% of prosecutions in U.S. district court for non-immigration crimes in 2018. Non-U.S. citizens accounted for 24% of all federal drug arrests and 25% of all federal property arrests, including 28% of all federal fraud arrests.

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The following data collection is open for public comments:

• Prison Population Reports: Summary of Sentenced Population Movement - National Prisoner Statistics

  Comments on the proposed extension and update of this data collection will be accepted until October 18, 2019.

The following datasets have been released through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data:

• Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases Filed in Courts of Appeals, 2014

• Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals - Terminated, 2014