As Supreme Court expands Trump’s immigration power, experts warn of steeper U.S. population decline

President Trump holds up a bill funding immigration enforcement after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.

The U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump’s power to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants, population decline could accelerate.

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