DHS Drives Historic Drop in US Foreign-Born Population

In January, there were 53.3 million immigrants in the country, which dipped to 51.9 million in June, the first decline since the 1960s, according to Pew.

Federal agents stand guard as they are confronted by residents after making a stop while driving in a caravan through the Brighton Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, on Nov. 06, 2025. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Under the Trump administration, the United States has registered the “first decline in the foreign-born U.S. population in more than 50 years,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Nov. 14 statement.

“Thanks to aggressive enforcement, streamlined deportation protocols, and the restoration of real border security, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens have been deported and over 2 million more have self-deported rather than face certain removal,” DHS said.