Between 4 and 5 million migrants had precarious immigration statuses in 2024: Number of migrant individuals in the United States with temporary immigration statuses or protections from removal through administrative immigration relief, and asylum-seekers, 2024
| Administrative immigration program or status | Number of beneficiaries |
|---|---|
| Temporary Protected Status (TPS) | 1,095,115 |
| Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) | 537,730 |
| Processed via CBP One app | 501,000 |
| Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Parole Program (CHNV) | 531,690 |
| Uniting for Ukraine | 196,000 |
| Deferred Action: U Visa | 137,000 |
| Deferred Action: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status | 80,000 |
| Operation Allies Welcome | 75,000 |
| Asylum-seekers (at EOIR or USCIS) | 2,054,000 |
| Total | 5,207,535 |
Notes: Some unknown share of individual asylum-seekers are likely to overlap with individuals counted in other categories; for example, some Afghans paroled through Operation Allies Welcome, CHNV parolees, and CBP One parolees may have also applied for asylum, and some parolees may have become eligible for Temporary Protected Status, etc.
Source: Adapted from Table A1 in Jeanne Batalova, Julia Gelatt, and Michael Fix, How Immigrants and their U.S.-Born Children Fit into the Future of the U.S. Labor Market, Migration Policy Institute, April 2024 (methodology explained in report). Jennifer Van Hook, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Julia Gelatt, The Unauthorized Immigrant Population Expands amid Record U.S.-Mexico Border Arrivals, Migration Policy Institute, February 2025; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, "Count of Active DACA Recipients by Month of Current DACA Expiration, as of September 30, 2024" [excel spreadsheet], last accessed on March 4, 2025; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "CBP Releases December 2024 Monthly Update," Newsroom, last updated January 27, 2025;
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