New report reveals illegal immigrant population hit new high during Biden-era crisis

BorderczarTomHomandiscussescommentsfromformerHomelandSecuritySecretaryAlejandroMayorkasonsanctuarycitiesandwhathewouldhavedonedifferentlyintheBidenadministration. FIRSTONFOX:ThenumberofillegalimmigrantsintheU.S.isestimatedtohavesurgedtomorethan18millionaftertheBiden-erabordercrisis,accordingtoanewresearchreportbyahawkishimmigrationgroup,whichalsofoundan11%increaseinlessthantwoyears. ThereportwasproducedbytheFederationforAmericanImmigrationReform(FAIR),whicharguesforlowerlevelsofimmigrationoverall.Itestimatesthat,asofMarch2025,thereareapproximately18.6millionillegalimmigrantslivingintheU.S. Thatis11%higherthananestimatethegrouppublishedinJune2023,whenitfoundthattherewere16.8millionillegalimmigrants.Overall,itestimatesthatthepopulationhasgrownby4.1millionor28.2%sinceDecember2020. VANCETAKESVICTORYLAPINBORDERVISITASILLEGALIMMIGRANTNUMBERSPLUMMET  “Asof2025,Americanpopulationgrowthcomesalmostentirelyfrom