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Written by Freddy John<\/strong>, Immigration & Policy Desk at SeminarsOnly News<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0 Last updated: July 21, 2026, 7:05 PM IST<\/strong> \u00a0|\u00a0 Source: DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, FY2025 Lawful Permanent Residents report<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u26a1 Quick Answer<\/p>\n 1,320,080 people obtained lawful permanent resident (green card) status in fiscal year 2025, down 2.7% from 1,356,760 in fiscal year 2024<\/strong>, according to DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics data. The modest overall decline hides much bigger shifts underneath: refugee-based green cards fell by more than a third, Cuban recipients dropped by over 93,000, while family-based categories, asylee adjustments, and green cards for several other nationalities all increased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \ud83d\udccb TL;DR \u2014 Key Points<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to DHS’s Office of Homeland Security Statistics<\/a>, 1,320,080 people obtained lawful permanent resident (LPR) status \u2014 commonly known as a green card \u2014 in fiscal year 2025 (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025). That’s down from 1,356,760 in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 36,680, or about 2.7%.<\/p>\n Of the FY2025 total, 746,830 people were already living in the U.S. and adjusted their status, while 573,260 were new arrivals from abroad. Fiscal 2024 fell entirely under the Biden administration, while fiscal 2025 spans the final months of that administration and the first eight months of the Trump administration’s second term, which began January 20, 2025 \u2014 a transition that helps explain much of the compositional change described below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s how the major admission categories compared between fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regionally, green cards granted to immigrants from North America fell from 584,230 to 493,520, while Asia (431,480 \u2192 460,090) and Africa (117,480 \u2192 142,320) both increased. At the country level, Cuba drove the single biggest shift:<\/p>\n The Cuban decline alone was more than twice the size of the entire national decrease, which means increases among other nationalities offset much of that drop elsewhere in the system.<\/p>\n Error 451 on ChatGPT? What It Means & How to Fix It<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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1. FY2025 Overview: The Headline Numbers<\/h2>\n
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2. Trends by Admission Category<\/h2>\n
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\n \nAdmission Category<\/th>\n FY2024<\/th>\n FY2025<\/th>\n Change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens<\/td>\n 669,160<\/td>\n 684,530<\/td>\n \u25b2 +15,370<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Family-sponsored preference<\/td>\n 184,670<\/td>\n 196,740<\/td>\n \u25b2 +12,070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Employment-based<\/td>\n 170,980<\/td>\n 159,070<\/td>\n \u25bc -11,910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Refugees<\/td>\n 178,200<\/td>\n 116,470<\/td>\n \u25bc -61,730 (-35%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Asylees<\/td>\n 41,650<\/td>\n 60,390<\/td>\n \u25b2 +18,740 (+45%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n 3. Trends by Country & Region<\/h2>\n
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\n \nCountry<\/th>\n FY2025 Trend<\/th>\n Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Cuba<\/td>\n \u25bc Sharp decline<\/td>\n 178,130 \u2192 84,820 (down 93,310, more than half)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mexico<\/td>\n Top overall<\/td>\n 195,760 recipients \u2014 the highest of any nationality in FY2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Philippines<\/td>\n \u25b2 Increase<\/td>\n Up by roughly 11,000 compared with FY2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Syria, Yemen<\/td>\n \u25b2 Increase<\/td>\n All recorded notable year-over-year gains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n