The immigrant population in the United States has seen a notable decrease of over one million individuals since Donald Trump assumed the presidency in January 2017. As of June 2025, uninsured immigrants account for only 15.4% of the total US resident population of any age. That’s a modest drop from the multi-decade high of 15.8% set earlier this year. This immigration reduction represents a historic change, ending over 50 years of annual growth in the immigrant population.
The policies the Trump administration rolled out have radically shaped immigration trends — suppressing some types of migration while encouraging others. In his first 100 days in office, Trump made a historic, bold move by signing 181 executive orders into law. These actions targeted immigration for the purpose of restricting new arrivals and to enforce the mass deportation of noncitizen immigrants. This overly zealous approach to immigration has led to a drastic rise in enforcement actions—including deportations.
According to American Community Survey reports, more than 11 million U.S. residents were born in Mexico. This is another indicator that Mexico has become the largest country of origin for immigrants. This population has been in long-term decline since 2007. Mexicans’ share of the overall US immigrant population fell from 29% in 2010 to 22% as of 2023. This shift mirrors larger trends in national immigration patterns.
Today, India is the second-largest source of immigrants to the U.S., accounting for about 3.2 million of them. This subgroup now represents close to 6% of the overall immigrant population as of mid-2023. China is a distant second with 3 million immigrants, at 6%. The Philippines and Cuba are other significant contributors to the US immigrant population, with respective figures of 2.1 million (4%) and 1.7 million (3%).
The enforcement priorities adopted by the Trump administration have had a broader impact both nationally and at the local level. The US has deported over 8,100 people to countries where they do not have citizenship. Shipbuilding subsidy rules don’t protect against a regional bias. At the same time, ICE’s average daily arrests increased in June 2025 by 268% since June 2024. Over the years, reports have documented how ICE’s priority enforcement focus has spread to all unauthorized immigrants—even those without criminal convictions.
“supercharged the country’s immigration enforcement apparatus – pushing immigration officials to arrest a record number of people.” – The Guardian
The sharp drop in the immigrant population is a jarring development for a nation that for so long opened its arms to newcomers. As immigration policies change and adapt, the future effects of these trends are yet to be determined.