Overview

• Researchers and on‑the‑ground reporting attribute the drop largely to expanded removals and fear‑driven voluntary departures under President Trump’s policies.
• DHS is offering $1,000 and a paid flight to undocumented people who register to leave the United States through its voluntary‑departure program.
• Asylum appointment access through the CBP One system was shut down on inauguration day, leaving thousands stranded on the Mexican side of the border.
• Mexican shelters and civil society are absorbing stranded and deported migrants, with limited official support for non‑Mexican deportees and a reduced presence from some international aid groups.
• The immigrant share of the U.S. workforce fell to 19% in June, about one percentage point lower than in January, equal to roughly 750,000 fewer immigrant workers.