"Amid so many conflicting and unverifiable figures, what is certain as we approach 2026 is that the current administration has made 1.6 million people undocumented this year alone, with a well-oiled anti-immigrant policy that has made those previously protected illegal, revoked the documents of those who had them, and is now deporting those it initially welcomed. Certain phrases have become repetitive in the nation's ears: restoring the golden age of the United States,"
"On the very day of his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order that eliminated the humanitarian parole program, which had allowed 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the country. Overnight, people began receiving messages in their inboxes from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) making it clear that they had no choice. You must leave the United States now, the messages read."
"It was no longer a matter, as Republican politicians had promised, of expelling criminals or illegals from the country. Those concepts have broadened over time. Entire families who had arrived under the promise of two years of legal status, work permits, and other benefits were now being added to the list of unwanted people in the United States. People who came to the country with promises of legal protection, such as parole, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), or family reunification program"
Official estimates of undocumented immigrants vary widely, with Pew at 14 million in 2023 and political claims rising to 20–25 million by 2024–2025. The administration made 1.6 million people undocumented in one year through an anti-immigrant policy that revoked documents, ended protections, and expanded grounds for removal. An executive order terminated the humanitarian parole program that had allowed 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter. DHS sent messages ordering affected people to leave immediately. Families and individuals with parole, Temporary Protected Status, or temporary work-authorized status have lost protections and face deportation.
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