Report: Undocumented Population Has Swelled to 15.8 Million, a 'New Peak'
MPI said the surge was driven by southern border arrivals and Biden-era parole programs that granted temporary legal status to roughly 1.4 million people.
- On Wednesday, the Migration Policy Institute released data showing the unauthorized United States immigrant population reached a record 15.8 million by mid-2024, up from approximately 11 million in 2010.
- Historic migration levels since 2021 were driven by strong United States economic recovery after COVID-19 and Biden administration policies including the CBP One app and humanitarian parole programs.
- Migration patterns shifted dramatically as the Mexican share of the unauthorized population dropped from 62 percent in 2010 to 35 percent as of 2024, with recent arrivals increasingly from Venezuelans, Colombians, and Ecuadorians.
- The Trump administration ended humanitarian parole protections, converted the CBP One app into a self-deportation tool, and moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
- Should the administration succeed in ramping up deportations, the unauthorized immigrant population may begin to decrease into 2026, contrasting with the net growth of approximately 5 million between 2019 and 2024.
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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Number of unauthorized immigrants hit new high of nearly 16 million in 2024, report says
WASHINGTON — The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population grew to its highest level ever by mid-2024, increasing to 15.8 million after hovering at about 11 million since 2010, according to data released Wednesday by a nonpartisan think tank that tracks migration.
New estimates put the population of undocumented immigrants in the United States in mid-2024 between 14.6 million and 15.8 million, a sharp increase from the approximately 11 million recorded during the 2010s. Since then, the population of non-citizens is likely to have decreased, but the exact figure is not [...]
Report: Undocumented population has swelled to 15.8 million, a 'new peak'
The number of migrants who were living unauthorized in the United States swelled to an estimated record 15.8 million in 2024, up from 11 million people prior to 2019, according to a report released Wednesday.
A report by the Migration Policy Institute notes that immigrants from Central and South America boosted growth, while Mexicans declined
Number of unauthorized immigrants hit new high of nearly 16 million in 2024, report says • Washington State Standard
A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population grew to its highest level ever by mid-2024, increasing to 15.8 million after hovering at about 11 million since 2010, according to data released Wednesday by a nonpartisan think tank that tracks migration. The increase primarily stemmed from the historic levels of migra…
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