DHS Backs CIS: 1.6M Unauthorized Immigrants Left U.S. Jan–Jul 2025 — Enforcement, ‘Self‑Deportation’ Cited

Opinion by Andrew R. Arthur defends CIS’s estimate that ~1.6 million unauthorized immigrants left the U.S. between January and July 2025, cites BLS/CPS, FRED, CBO and DHS’s use of CIS charts, acknowledges CPS caveats, and links declines to intensified enforcement and DHS self‑deportation messaging.