More than 8M migrants will soon be living in the US — a 167% increase in 5 years

According to projections based on data from the Department of Homeland Security, shared with Congress and reported by Axios, the number of migrants in the U.S. is expected to reach 8 million by the start of October. This represents a significant rise of 167% over the past five years, attributed to the policies of President Biden regarding the border situation. By September 30, at the close of fiscal year 2023, records showed over 6 million asylum seekers and other migrants on the "non-detained docket," which includes cases of noncitizens temporarily released from custody by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The administration foresees this figure increasing to 8 million by October 1. Among these, approximately 2 million people, a quarter of those caught in this procedural standstill, are individuals who a judge has already ordered to be deported or who face criminal charges.

The complexity of the immigration system allows migrants, even after receiving a deportation order from a judge, to appeal and contest this order. During the appeal process, the deportation is paused, as explained by the legal advice platform nolo.com. It's only after a subsequent ruling that the deportation order becomes final, allowing ICE to detain and remove the individual from the U.S.