Overview

• Pew Research Center, using Census data, reports the immigrant population fell from a record 53.3 million in January to about 51.9 million by June, marking the first decline since the 1960s.
• Pew finds the immigrant share of the workforce slipped from 20% to 19% in the first half of 2025, a loss of more than 750,000 workers, while the share of the total population fell from 15.8% to 15.4%.
• ICE-reported metrics show border crossings down, arrests doubled, and detention at an all-time high as the administration pursues mass removals and related enforcement actions.
• The State Department says it will review records for more than 55 million visa holders for potential revocation, and USCIS announced tougher processing that allows denials without additional evidence requests and can trigger removal proceedings.
• Context from Pew shows the undocumented population reached about 14 million in 2023 after a multi-year surge, establishing the baseline for 2025’s reversal.