The number of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. grew for the first time in more than 15 years. That’s according to a new study from the non-partisan Pew Research Center of how the population has changed over time.
The unauthorized immigrant population increased for the first time since 2007, jumping from 10.5 million in 2021 to 11 million in 2022, according to a Pew analysis. Looking state-by-state, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas saw their unauthorized immigrant population grow, from 2019 to 2022. Only California saw a decrease.
Overall, more than 70 million immigrants have come to the U.S. since 1965, including 10.6 million from Mexico and 2.8 million from India. Immigrants today account for 13.8% of the population, below the record 14.8% in 1890.
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Almost two dozen rights organizations from the U.S. and elsewhere presented to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this week in Guatemala City during a hearing about so-called third country deportations — which are done through deals the U.S. has made with almost 30 different countries. -
The federal government has awarded a contract worth up to $700 million to a controversial security contractor that staffs Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” to operate a planned immigration detention facility in Surprise. -
Fifty-six-year-old Emmanuel Damas died in a Scottsdale hospital March 2. His family says he began complaining of a toothache around Feb. 13, but was given only ibuprofen at the Florence Correctional Center. -
Grijalva, local leaders and a few dozen protesters gathered outside the gated-off Marana Prison complex – an old state prison sold to the for-profit Management & Training Corporation last year for $15 million. -
On Tuesday, the person in charge of overseeing kitchen staff for more than a dozen sports bars raided in January by immigration authorities pleaded guilty in federal court.
