An estimated 67 undocumented immigrants were killed among the 2,977 victims of the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks.
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The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg ShowSep 12, 2026
The 67 figure matches estimates from the 9/11 Memorial event page, a Montclair State professor's summary, NPR, and 2026 reporting, all citing 2,977 deaths. However, the John Jay College 9/11 memorial history page gives a total of 2,996 deaths and says the casualties include about 600 undocumented workers, so the sources give competing estimates.
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… Their names are not read at any memorial services. They've been completely erased and forgotten because the government treats them as if they didn't exist, um, and so we know that an estimated 67 undocumented immigrants were killed among the 2977 victims that were killed in the World Trade Center, um, and so the Mexican, ah, the Mexican government has already said that 16 Mexican nationals, ah, their families reported, you know, like, "My loved one was working at the restaurant at, ah, the, at the World Trade Center." …
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Contradicts. The John Jay College 9/11 history page, a primary source published in 2026, reports 2,996 total deaths and says the casualties reflect approximately 600 undocumented workers, a substantially larger figure than 67.[2]
Supports. The 9/11 Memorial event description and Montclair State's summary both state that of the 2,977 people killed on 9/11, an estimated 67 were undocumented immigrants, mostly Windows on the World workers.[3][5]
Supports. NPR reports an estimated 67 undocumented immigrants who worked at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 are still considered missing, and a 2026 BELatina article repeats the 67 of 2,977 figure.[4][6]
Supports. A 2026 Zócalo article attributes the estimate of 67 undocumented immigrants among 2,977 victims to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.[7]
Context. FactCheck.org notes that the number of undocumented victims is unknown, since families may not have requested death certificates, so any count is an estimate.[1]
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7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1World Trade Center Victims - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2About/History of September 11th - John Jay College of ...jjay.cuny.edu · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Dr. Benjamin Nienass Joins Conversation on 9/11 and Undocumented Immigrantsmontclair.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Undocumented Immigrants Employed By The World Trade ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Invisible Victims: 9/11 and Undocumented Immigrants911memorial.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Twenty-Five Years Later, Undocumented Latino Immigrants Who ...belatina.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7¿Cuántos inmigrantes indocumentados murieron en los atentados del 11 de septiembre? | Periódico Zócalo | Noticias de Saltillo, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Monclova, Acuñazocalo.com.mx · not rated · cited for: supports
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