The Trump administration has stripped legal status from close to 2 million immigrants.
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On with Kara SwisherAug 10, 2026
The figure is grounded in an official USCIS count of about 2.2 million enforcement actions to revoke or terminate status, but the sources say that count is not the same as the number of people who actually lost legal status, which is unclear and partly tied up in litigation.
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… Yes, but I think they're they're dialing it back. That is my sense. So you pointed out your own story as an example of doing it the right way, and your wife moved to the U.S. In 2012 for her job, and she was a top executive at Google at the time. But we've seen the Trump administration strip legal status from close to 2 million immigrants, many of whom arrived through legal pathways, like yourself, some with Temporary Protected Status, others come under Biden's programs. You may not have liked those programs, but they were legal programs. What makes your like, my son was asking, Why is your immigration story different from someone who's been stripped of their legal status or is threatened? I have so many friends. …
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Supports. USCIS, a DHS agency, says it has carried out actions to revoke or terminate the status of approximately 2.2 million 'illegal aliens' since January 20, 2025, close to the claim's figure.[2][3]
Supports. The Atlantic reports the administration has stripped more than 1.5 million immigrants living and working in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status or other provisional permission, a narrower measure that is still in the same range as the claim.[4]
Context. Business Standard and Hindustan Times report that the 2.2 million figure does not necessarily mean individuals lost their status, and that the number whose status was ultimately terminated is unclear because some measures face legal challenges.[5][6][7]
Context. Reuters describes stripping legal status from 'hundreds of thousands' of migrants, and Third Way finds the administration has stripped twice as many people of legal status as it has deported, so estimates vary by measure and date.[1][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3, 3 not rated
- 1What do the numbers show about Trump's immigration ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Under President Trump's Leadership, USCIS Takes Unprecedented 2.2 Million Enforcement Actions Protecting Americans Across the Nationdhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Under President Trump's Leadership, USCIS Takes Unprecedented 2.2 Million Enforcement Actions Protecting Americans Across the Nationuscis.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4The Man in Charge of Immigration Data Just Resignedtheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump Admin Hits Historic Milestone In Immigration ...dailywire.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
- 6US agency has revoked status of 2.2 mn undocumented ...business-standard.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7US immigration crackdown targeted 2.2 million people in Trump ...hindustantimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Report finds Trump has stripped legal status from twice as many ...nbcsandiego.com · not rated · cited for: context
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