The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 6 visas; FY2012: 12 visas; FY2013: 7 visas; FY2014: 5 visas; FY2015: 7 visas; FY2016: 4 visas; FY2017: 5 visas; FY2018: 10 visas; FY2019: 12 visas; FY2020: 3 visas; FY2021: 4 visas; FY2022: 17 visas; FY2023: 9 visas; FY2024: 9 visas; FY2025: 15 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.
FY2025 had 15 visas (+67% on FY2024). That's 25% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 200% ahead of the same months of FY2025.