Urban Institute: Immigration Enforcement Affects Both Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families
| Immigration enforcement affected both immigrant and nonimmigrant families across the US in 2025 |
| Nearly half of adults (46 percent) in the US who were aware of immigration enforcement activities in their communities were worried about being approached by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other immigration authorities. As heightened immigration enforcement continues, Urban’s 2025 Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey finds that 36 percent of adults in nonimmigrant families (in which all household members were born in the US) and 71 percent in immigrant families (in which one or more members were born outside the US) worried about being approached by immigration authorities. Explore the research below:
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