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.
- +2%BorderAugust 2026Reported
34,426 border encounters added in August
Monthly inflow up vs the prior month. FY total so far: 348,866.
◆ CBP Nationwide Encounters - +137%WorkforceSep vs AugReported
WARN layoff notices up 137% month-over-month
22,887 employees across 175 notices in September 2026, vs 9,675 in August 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 - VisasFY2023Reported
H-1B employer pages use USCIS FY2023 data
USCIS has since published Employer Data Hub data through FY2026 through Q3; this site's employer pages have not been updated to it yet.
◆ USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub - WorkforceSeptember 2026Reported
U.S. unemployment at 4.2% (September 2026)
The labor-market backdrop for the immigration debate, fetched live from BLS.
◆ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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