US EditionUndocumented Immigrant Population Reaches 14 Million in US in 2023, Pew Reports
The unauthorized immigrant population surged 33% from 10.5 million in 2021 to 14 million in 2023, driven by policy changes granting deportation protections and increased asylum seekers, Pew found.
- Pew Research Center found that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States reached 14 million in 2023, following two consecutive years of record growth.
- Biden-Era parole programs helped drive the rise, with more than 2.1 million immigrants released or paroled into the U.S. from July 2023 through June 2024, adding to the unauthorized population.
- Data show labor-market impacts, with 9.7 million unauthorized immigrants in the workforce in 2023, making up 5.6% of labor force; most growth came from countries other than Mexico, which still numbered 4.3 million.
- The Trump administration moved to reverse Biden-era protections and signed 181 executive actions on immigration in his first 100 days, with preliminary Census and Pew indicators suggesting a decline of up to 1 million undocumented immigrants this year.
- Pew's broader figures show shifting population shares, as the percent of immigrants in the U.S. population fell to 15.4% from 15.8% and the U.S. lost more than 750,000 workers since January.
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Illegal immigration hit record in 2023: Report
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some…
This article is also available in Spanish. Read it here. For the first time in more than 50 years, the US immigrant population is declining, as foreign-born residents choose to leave the country or are deported, according to the latest data from the Pew Research Center. In January 2025, the US immigrant population peaked at 53.3 million. This number fell 2.6% to 51.9 million in June 2025, marking the first decline in the US immigrant population …
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