>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it exceeded 142,000 deportations during the first 100 days of Trump’s administration in April. >In a May interview, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said the administration had deported about 200,000 people over the four months since January. >Exact numbers are unclear as the DHS stopped publishing detailed statistics on removals and returns since Trump took office in January. >These numbers, however, are fewer than the nearly 257,000 returns and removals recorded between February and May 2024 during President Joe Biden's administration, DHS figures show.
>The FY 2026 H-1B cap season experienced a notable decline in both total registrations and eligible applicants compared to previous years. USCIS received 358,737 H-1B registrations, of which 343,981 were deemed eligible. This represents a 27% drop in eligible registrations from the 470,342 reported for FY 2025. >Additionally, the number of unique applicants fell sharply. For FY 2026, approximately 336,000 individuals submitted applications, down from 423,000 the previous year, signaling either reduced participation or stricter eligibility criteria.
>The U.S. foreign-born population reached a record 47.8 million in 2023, an increase of 1.6 million from the previous year. This is the largest annual increase in more than 20 years, since 2000. >In 1970, the number of immigrants living in the U.S. was about a fifth of what it is today. Growth of this population accelerated after Congress made changes to U.S. immigration laws in 1965.
