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US Withdraws from UN Migration Compact

Updated 2026-05-20 14:05 UTC 1 source Negative

The United States has withdrawn from discussions on the Global Compact on Migration at a UN meeting. The State Department cited objections to global efforts to facilitate refugee and migrant movements.

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When the member states of the United Nations reviewed their Global Compact on Migration earlier this month, one country was conspicuously absent from the discussions: the United States. In a post on X explaining its reasoning, the State Department said it objects to global "efforts to facilitate rep
2026-05-20 14:00 UTC
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