Cato Data Shows 96% Drop in Immigration From Muslim-Majority Countries Under Trump
The Cato Institute said monthly immigrant visa issuances and refugee admissions fell from 21,096 to 808, with Afghans down 99.8%.
- On Tuesday, the 'Rapid Response 47' X account posted a Cato Institute graphic showing legal immigration from Muslim-majority nations dropped 96% since President Joe Biden left office, a decline President Donald Trump's team saluted.
- Monthly immigrant visa issuances and refugee admissions fell from 21,096 in December 2024 to 808 in February 2026, echoing Trump's first-term policies that critics labeled a 'Muslim ban.'
- National breakdowns show Afghans experienced a 99.8 percent decline from 5,563 to 9, while Pakistanis dropped 97.9 percent; only Qatar, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates saw increases.
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces scrutiny over ties to streamer Hasan Piker, who declared the U.S. 'deserved' the 9/11 attacks; Trump called El-Sayed a 'communist loser who hates Jews and Israel.'
- Despite broader immigration restrictions, Trump maintains a complex relationship with Democratic NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, meeting him multiple times and describing him as having 'potential' to be a 'great mayor.
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Entering the United States was already no easy task for immigrants from Islamic countries. Under President Donald Trump, that door has been slammed shut even further. Legal immigration from Muslim-majority countries has increased by no less than 96 pr... during his second term.
BEST NEWS EVER! Muslim immigration to the U.S. slashed by President Trump
The White House says it has reduced LEGAL immigration from Muslim-majority nations by more than 90 percent. Breitbart “The Trump admin — and especially those like @StephenM (Stephen Miller) who implemented it — will get no thanks or credit from far-left Jewish organizations,” he added. In 2024, President Joe Biden’s deputies welcomed a monthly inflow of […]
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Refugee Admissions From Muslim Nations: Zero | Fresh Off The Press
Legal immigration from 45 Muslim-majority countries has collapsed 96% since President Trump took office, according to new State Department data cited by the Cato Institute. Story Snapshot Monthly immigrant visas and refugee admissions from 45 Muslim-majority nations fell from 21,096 in December 2024 to just 808 in February 2026. Afghanistan’s numbers cratered from 5,563 admissions to only 9, while Pakistan dropped nearly 98%. Refugee resettleme…
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