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Share Tweet Forward Report Illegal Population Down Since January Government data suggests the number of illegal immigrants may have fallen by 1 million By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler, June 19, 2025 Summary: New analysis shows a large decline in the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) between January and May of this year. The decline was caused by a falloff in the number of non-citizens from Latin America who arrived in 1980 or later, a population that overlaps significantly with illegal immigrants. We preliminarily estimate that the number of illegal immigrants has fallen by one million since the start of the year. Congressional Testimony Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process Statement of Jessica M. Vaughan before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, June 25, 2025 Excerpt: Even as the number of applications and issuances increased significantly overall and in the largest visa program (for short-term visitors), the refusal rates have declined under Biden. The combination of a greater volume of applications along with more lenient policies has created even more difficulties for vetting and greater opportunity for visa fraud. Parsing Immigration Policy Podcast Can the Military Enforce Immigration Law? Host: Mark Krikorian Guest: George Fishman, Senior Legal Fellow at CIS Episode 210 Featured Posts DHS Can Again Remove Criminal Aliens to Third Countries after Supreme Court Ejects D.V.D. By George Fishman Excerpt: Outraged commentators have proclaimed that the Supreme Court has effectively nullified the Convention Against Torture. The Supreme Court has done nothing of the sort. Operation Midnight Hammer and the Threat of Iranian Sleeper Cells By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: The Islamic Republic can exact its revenge for the recent airstrikes by going after our homeland — thanks to vulnerabilities created by Biden’s feckless border policies. SCOTUS Issues ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Opinion that Says Nothing About Birthright Citizenship By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: The only question before the Court was whether district courts could issue so-called “nationwide” or “universal” injunctions blocking executive actions. Long story short: They can’t. Deploying the Alien Enemies Act Against Iran By George Fishman Excerpt: Last May, I asked whether Iran-led assassinations, or attempted assassinations, on U.S. soil could trigger the AEA, concluding that “a strong argument can be made that such acts would”. As President Trump well knows, attempted assassinations have already occurred. The AEA’s time may well be now. More Blog Posts Are U.S. District Court Judges Running Amok? DOJ Sues All of the Judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Donate Copyright © 2025 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved.  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser.