Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - More than 13,600 citizens of Uzbekistan were detained from October 2021 to October 2023 while attempting to enter the United States illegally. This was reported by Fox News with reference to internal data from the US Customs and Border Protection Service.

They tried to enter the United States through Mexico.

It is unknown how many of the detainees were expelled from the United States or allowed into the country after setting a date for an immigration court hearing.