Immigrant Advocacy Group Launches Data Tool Tracking Legal Status Revocations and Workforce Impact

Immigrant rights group FWD.us has released a new data tool to monitor the effects of recent federal efforts to revoke legal status and work authorization for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S.

The initiative, called Losing Status, provides real-time estimates of the number of people losing protections, the sectors affected, and the broader economic consequences for U.S. families.

According to FWD.us, nearly one million immigrants are projected to lose all temporary protections by September 2025, rendering them unable to work and vulnerable to deportation.

For context, as of January, an estimated 6.4 million immigrants held some form of temporary protection, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitarian parole, pending asylum applications, and other forms of relief. Of these, about 3.6 million have active asylum claims, though many have recently lost prior protections like TPS or parole.

FWD.us President Todd Schulte said in a statement reported by La Opinión that the tool is a response to what the organization calls an "unprecedented effort" by the Trump administration to eliminate legal protections for large segments of the immigrant population.

"From the preventive revocation of parole protections for Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. through legal channels to the court battles aimed at eliminating TPS for Afghans and returning them to Taliban control, the Trump administration is carrying out an unprecedented initiative to revoke the legal status of millions of people"

The tool divides the affected population into two groups: those who have lost all legal protections and transitioned to undocumented status, and those who remain temporarily protected.

The report also warns that the economic stakes are significant. FWD.us estimates that DACA recipients alone contribute nearly $16 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Without these workers, the organization projects that average American household costs could rise by $2,150 per year by 2028.

The Losing Status initiative is part of FWD.us's broader Protect America's Workforce campaign, which urges policymakers to safeguard existing protections and expand legal pathways. The campaign highlights the essential roles immigrants play in construction, maintenance, and manufacturing, and argues that reducing legal immigration will shrink the labor force and raise consumer costs nationwide.