By Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in more than half a century, immigrants leaving the U.S. outnumber those arriving, a phenomenon that may signal President Donald Trump’s historic mass deportation efforts are having the intended effect.

An analysis of census data released by Pew Research Center on Thursday noted that between January and June, the United States’ foreign-born population had declined by more than a million people.

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Millions of people arrived at the border between 2021 and 2023 seeking refuge in America after the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, which ravaged many of their home countries. In 2023, California was home to 11.3 million immigrants, roughly 28.4% of the national total, according to Pew.

In January, 53.3 million immig

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