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.
FY2021: 5 visas; FY2022: 8 visas; FY2023: 12 visas; FY2024: 2 visas; FY2025: 18 visas; FY2026: 6 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 18 visas (+800% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 45% behind the same months of FY2025.