What changed this month
A single, shareable read on how the immigration numbers moved — auto-generated from the latest available data, with a source and an integrity label on every line. We show movement, not opinion.
- +7%BorderJuly 2026Reported
33,784 border encounters added in July
Monthly inflow up vs the prior month. FY total so far: 314,440.
◆ CBP Nationwide Encounters - +23%WorkforceAug vs JulReported
WARN layoff notices up 23% month-over-month
9,525 employees across 140 notices in August 2026, vs 7,742 in July 2026. Covers 5 states (CA, NJ, TX, VA, WA) — not a national total.
◆ State WARN Act notices (state open-data portals) - +72%EnforcementFY2026 paceProjected
ICE removals running above the FY2024 pace
At the current pace, FY2026 would reach ~465.9K removals vs 271,484 in FY2024.
◆ ICE Enforcement and Removal Statistics - VisasFY2024 (latest release)Reported
H-1B employer data still lags ~23 months behind the real economy
The latest official USCIS employer release is FY2024 (latest release). Layoffs and the labor market move months before the visa data catches up.
◆ USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub - WorkforceAugust 2026Reported
U.S. unemployment at 4.1% (August 2026)
The labor-market backdrop for the immigration debate — fetched live from BLS.
◆ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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