Report suggests US foreign population decreased by up to 1 million from January to May

Published June 19, 2025 6:00am ET



An analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s household survey found a major decrease in the U.S. immigrant population from January to May, with roughly 1 million leaving the country.

The Center for Immigration Studies published an analysis of the BLS’s Current Population Survey, giving some of the first concrete indications that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are having a substantial effect on the country’s illegal immigrant population.

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