The report shows that the number of illegal aliens apprehended has steadily decreased over the course of the Obama administration, from 869,857 in fiscal year 2009 to 641,633 in fiscal year 2011. The table includes the following totals for fiscal years 2008-2011: 2008: 1,043.863 2009: 869,857 2010: 752,329 2011: 641,633 The table also shows that from 1976 to 2008, the number of apprehensions ranged from 910,361 in 1980 to 1,814,729 in 2000.