Jennifer Van Hook

Feb 2, 2025 | migrationpolicy.org | Jennifer Van Hook |Julia Gelatt |Ariel G. Ruiz Soto

The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population stood at 13.7 million as of mid-2023. The result of strong U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic and displacement in Latin America, the increase in the size of the unauthorized population is accompanied by a diversifying makeup in nationalities. As Mexico's share of the overall unauthorized population has declined, the shares from