The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States reached an all-time high of 14 million in 2023 after two consecutive years of record growth. Immigrants born outside Mexico increased from 6.4 million to 9.7 million between 2021 and 2023. More than 12 million unauthorized immigrants in 2023 had previously entered illegally or overstayed visas, while about 2 million entered legally and were paroled or released while awaiting court decisions. The 2023 surge followed the lifting of pre-pandemic restrictions, overwhelming federal and local officials. Drivers included economic upheaval, violence across multiple regions, and perceptions of eased U.S. entry. About 6 million had some protection from deportation in 2023, up from 2.7 million in 2021.
The number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. who were born in countries other than Mexico grew from 6.4 million to 9.7 million from 2021 to 2023, Pew reported. More than 12 million unauthorized immigrants in 2023 had previously entered the U.S. illegally or overstayed a visa, the report found. Another 2 million entered the U.S. legally and were paroled or released into the country as many of them awaited court decisions on asylum claims or other efforts to stay in the country permanently.
The report's tally of unauthorized immigrants included those who were in the U.S. with some protections from deportation. About 6 million immigrants without full legal status had some protection from deportation in 2023, up from 2.7 million in 2021. In 2007, when the undocumented immigrant population hit its previous peak of 12.2 million, only about 500,000 had some protection from deportation.
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