Monthly flow of net immigration:
🟢 Reagan: +50,000
🟢 Bush 1: +55,000
🟢 Clinton: +67,000
🟢 Bush 2: +75,000
🟢 Obama: +68,000
🟢 Trump 1: +40,000
🟢 Biden: +200,000
🔴 Trump 2: -145,000First administration since the 1920s with a net negative flow of monthly…
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2026
The U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least half a century as a result of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution.
Although the administration has undertaken aggressive removal efforts, the negative number is mostly due to a significant drop in entries into the U.S., the report said.
“We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year,” the Brookings study stated. “Though a high degree of policy uncertainty remains, continued negative net migration for 2026 is also likely.”
The report attributed the shift to combination of the large drop in entries and an increase in enforcement activity leading to removals and voluntary departures.
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