Slowdown in new citizens before midterms

The Trump administration has dramatically slowed naturalization of immigrants from a peak of almost 237,000 approved in the second quarter of 2025 to fewer than 55,000 in the same quarter this year.

The Trump administration has dramatically slowed naturalization of immigrants from a peak of almost 237,000 in the second quarter of 2025 to less than 55,000 in the same quarter this year.

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Chart: Tim Henderson/StatelineSource: US Citizenship and Immigration Services; compiled by StatelineGet the dataEmbed