See How Mus­lim-Major­i­ty Immi­gra­tion Has Plunged Under Trump

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In a mas­ter­class of deci­sive exec­u­tive action and uncom­pro­mis­ing bor­der pro­tec­tion, Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s strict screen­ing pro­to­cols and tar­get­ed trav­el restric­tions have trig­gered a stag­ger­ing 96% drop in immi­gra­tion from Mus­lim-major­i­ty coun­tries.

Legal Immi­gra­tion from Major­i­ty-Mus­lim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024 pic.twitter.com/8QUs1E71dQ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) Sep­tem­ber 29, 2026

Data shown in a new track­ing chart from the Cato Insti­tute reveals an incred­i­ble tra­jec­to­ry. While com­bined refugee and immi­grant visa issuances hov­ered between 14,000 and 23,000 per month through 2024, the land­scape trans­formed when Trump took the oath of office in Jan­u­ary 2025. From a base­line of rough­ly 16,700 month­ly issuances in Jan­u­ary 2024, num­bers plum­met­ed to a mere 800 by Feb­ru­ary 2026.
By slam­ming the brakes on the U.S. Refugee Admis­sions Pro­gram and fol­low­ing up with expand­ed trav­el b …