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During his State of the Union address, President Trump praised his administration’s success in reducing illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border and affirmed that he supports legal immigration. However, critics argue that his actions have contradicted his words, with measures such as terminating programs that allow legal residency in the U.S., limiting legal immigration channels, and barring people from certain countries. It’s also pointed out that Trump’s administration has ended humanitarian parole and the Temporary Protected Status program, affecting about 2.5 million people currently legally in the U.S., and implemented a travel ban on several countries, restricting temporary visas and permanent stays for work.
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Trump’s Contradictory Stance on Legal Immigration
Originally featured on PolitiFact.
During the State of the Union, President Trump highlighted the reduction of illegal U.S. border crossings, promising support for legal immigration.
Despite such assurances, Trump’s actions contradict his words. The President has limited legal immigration by terminating programs allowing legal residence in the U.S., restricting entry from specific countries, and pausing certain visa and permanent residency applications.
Even legal U.S. residents have been subject to Trump’s deportation efforts. Spouses of U.S. citizens have been arrested during mandatory interviews for permanent residency.
David Bier, Cato Institute’s associate director of immigration studies, stated the current policies could lead to the largest restriction in legal immigration since the 1920s.
Trump Administration’s Restrictions on Legal Immigration
The administration ended humanitarian parole programs, canceled 30,000 pending asylum requests, and attempted to revoke several countries’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS). A federal judge temporarily halted TPS termination for Haiti due to alleged racial bias.
Trump also enforced travel bans on several countries, affecting nearly 1.5 million legal immigrants and temporary visitors, according to a Cato Institute analysis.
The State Department paused issuing non-tourist visas to 75 countries, while the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services halted immigration applications from 39 countries.
Decimating the U.S. Refugee Program
Under Trump, the U.S. refugee program has practically ground to a halt. The President paused resettlement indefinitely on his first day, and soon after canceled travel for already-approved refugees.
Between February and October 2025, a mere 506 refugees were resettled, primarily white South Africans. The U.S. refugee resettlement cap for fiscal year 2026 is a record low of 7,500, a stark contrast to the 100,000 refugees resettled during Biden’s last year in office.
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