Unveiled on Wednesday, “The Impact of Increased ICE Activity on the Child Care Workforce and Mothers’ Employment,” revealed that 77,000 U.S.-born mothers with children aged 0 to 5 dropped out of the workforce between January 2025 and July 2025 due to “the rise in immigration enforcement,” said Chris Herbst, a report author.

In 2025, mothers’ labor force participation declined by 3 percent, Herbst said.

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“Because immigration enforcement has made it more difficult for foreign-born workers to do their jobs, their native-born counterparts who depend on their immigrant colleagues have suddenly found that it's more difficult to do their jobs as well,” Herbst said.

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