The United States admitted more than 275,000 people on J1 exchange visas in 2025.
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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
Multiple sources report about 275,000 J-1 visas issued in 2025, which supports the figure. The claim's 'more than' and 'admitted' wording are imprecise: the sources give a rounded issuance count, not admissions, but these minor points do not change the verdict.
What was said
… Jessica Vaughn, CIS, another great report. What I love about it, you guys are the total nerds, and you come at it with these detailed reports. The scale of this problem and the overstay rates that exacerbate this problem are what, ma'am? So, every year, we admit more than 275,000 people. That was the last number in 2025: 275,000 people in one year on these J1 exchange visas. That's not counting any family they bring with them. About 100,000 of them were working these summer jobs. Another 32,000 were working as camp counselors. …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The CIS report, as summarized by the CIS podcast and a WOAI piece, states that 275,000 J-1 visas were issued in 2025.[2][3][5]
Supports. A studytravel.network report says BridgeUSA J-1 programme participants in 2025 numbered 275,000, down from 301,694 in 2024.[4]
Context. Inside Higher Ed reports that J-1 visas fell 9.9% in 2025 relative to 2024, which is roughly consistent with a figure near 275,000 but gives no absolute number.[6]
Context. The official BridgeUSA page gives only a general figure of around 300,000 J-1 participants per year and does not state the 2025 total.[1]
Context. The 2025 figure traces mostly to CIS and secondary outlets rather than a primary State Department 2025 table, and the figure counts visas issued, not admissions, and is stated as exactly 275,000 rather than 'more than' it.[4][5]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Facts and Figures 2015-2025 - BridgeUSAj1visa.state.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2The J-1 Visa Program Problem | News Radio 1200 WOAI | San Antonio's First Newswoai.iheart.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3J-1 Visa Program: A Cheap Labor Programmusic.amazon.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Decrease in 2025 for BridgeUSA exchange visitor programmestudytravel.network · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Exchange Visa Programs Operate Mainly For Cheap Labor, Not ...cis.org · rated low for factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check · cited for: supports, context
- 6New Student Visas Dropped 23% in 2025insidehighered.com · not rated · cited for: context
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