On October 8, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released its most recent data from Q3.[1] Which led us to ask, does the rhetoric surrounding the current administration’s immigration policies have statistical backing as it relates to legal, employment-based immigration?
Well, we analyzed the data readily available on USCIS’ website regarding the adjudication for the most common employment-based immigrant (H-1B, TN, L) and non-immigrant (I-140) visas for the two most recent quarters—Q2 and Q3—and compared it to Q2 and Q3 in 2024. The results may surprise you.
An H-1B visa is an employer-sponsored temporary, non-immigrant visa for foreign professionals who work in specialty occupations that require a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S.
From January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 to January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, total adjudicated H-1B petitions increased from 196,717 to 214,040, and the approval rate rose from 97.7% in 2024 to 97.8% in 2025, illustrating slightly more approvals and fewer denials than in 2024. However, this data was collected before the September 19, 2025 Presidential Proclamation which imposed a $100,000 fee on applicable H-1B visas.[3] The data above could see a drastic shift in subsequent quarters.
A TN visa is a nonimmigrant...
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