US EditionFact Focus: Posts Overestimate Number of Noncitizens Living in US by Tens of Millions
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Fact focus: Posts overestimate number of noncitizens living in US by tens of millions
The 55 million visas under review is not representative of U.S. residents, as not everyone with a visa resides in the country.
·Billings, United States
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WASHINGTON, D.C. August 25, 2025 — After the Trump administration announced it is reviewing the valid visas of more than 55 million people, social media users began using this figure to inflate the number of noncitizens living in the United States by tens of millions. The posts claimed that these 55 million visa holders, plus an estimated 25 million or more living in the country illegally, mean that one-quarter to one-third of the people living …
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