U.S. rejects UN ‘replacement migration’ pact as Canada doubles down
U.S. authorities argued the UN Global Compact for Migration promoted "replacement migration" and mass immigration policies they said threatened America's national interests.
The United States has rejected the United Nations’ flagship migration framework, accusing international agencies of promoting mass immigration and “replacement migration” across Western countries — while Canada reaffirmed its support and pledged millions more toward global migration programs.
On May 11, the U.S. State Department announced it had refused to participate in the UN’s latest review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
“The United States objects to the Global Compact on Migration and UN efforts to facilitate replacement migration to the United States and our Western allies,” the department wrote on X.
The Trump administration accused UN agencies and the non-governmental organizations they fund of systematically facilitating mass migration into the United States and Europe, despite growing public demands for tighter immigration controls.
“The United States will not legitimize global compacts that enable mass migration into America or Western nations,” the department said, adding that Washington would pursue “remigration — not replacement migration.”
