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Pew: U.S. Immigrant Population Falls by 1.4 Million in Six Months, First Decline Since the 1960s

Researchers attribute the drop partly to stricter enforcement that is boosting removals.

ARCHIVO - Una familia de cinco personas que dice ser de Guatemala y un hombre que dice ser de Perú, con camisa rosa, caminan por el desierto después de cruzar el muro fronterizo en el sector de Tucson de la frontera entre EEUU y México, el 29 de agosto de 2023, cerca de Lukeville, Arizona. (AP Foto/Matt York, Archivo)
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Trabajadores en una granja de California desafían con banderas mexicanas a agentes del ICE durante una redada

Overview

  • Pew estimates the foreign‑born population fell from 53.3 million in January to 51.9 million in June 2025, lowering the share of immigrants from 15.8% to 15.4% and reducing the immigrant workforce by about 750,000.
  • Department of Homeland Security data show more than 352,000 arrests and 324,000 deportations in the first 200 days of the Trump administration.
  • The New York Times, citing federal data, reports deportations neared 1,500 per day in early August and that ICE is on pace to exceed 400,000 removals in year one, below the stated goal of one million annually.
  • Pew also estimates a record 14 million people lacked full legal status in 2023, a peak driven in part by temporary protections later curtailed, including the rescission of work permits and protections for roughly 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
  • UNAM researcher Luciana Gandini says that at current rates it would take about 50 years to deport 15 million people, underscoring the gap between political promises and operational capacity.