Report: Illegal immigrant population inside US surged 550,000 in 2019

By Paul Bedard

Published November 6, 2019 6:32pm ET

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Report: Illegal immigrant population inside US surged 550,000 in 2019 — Migrant families cross the Rio Grande to get illegally across the border into the United States, to turn themselves in to authorities and ask for asylum, next to the Paso del Norte international bridge, near El Paso, Texas. | (AP Photo/Christian Torrez)

The illegal immigrant population that entered the United States from the southwest border region jumped 550,000 this year, a combination of those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border undetected and those released into the country after being apprehended at key border crossings, according to a new report.

The numbers break down this way:

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