Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that 1.6 million undocumented immigrants left the U.S. this year, but experts caution that it's too early to confirm a mass exodus, as data from various sources show mixed results and significant uncertainties about the current undocumented population.
A new immigration policy group called Black America for Immigration Reform has been launched by William W. Chip, a former Trump official with a history of inflammatory posts about race. The group aims to restrict immigration and argues that it harms Black workers by increasing competition for jobs. Chip, who is white, claims that having a legitimate African American organization will lend more credibility to the argument. Critics view the group as an attempt to derail comprehensive reform efforts and pit immigrants against Black Americans. The group plans to highlight research suggesting that less-educated immigrant workers harm less-educated U.S.-born counterparts and push for restrictionist immigration policies.