The United States is instructing its diplomatic corps to pressure Western governments towards abandoning mass migration via direct reporting and advocacy on policies’ systemic failures.
The Department of State issued a flurry of cables to U.S. embassies throughout Europe and the broader Western world on Friday, instructing them to spearhead anti-migration advocacy in their host countries while urging governments to “positively respond to their citizens’ growing discontent related to unmitigated migration to address risks of political instability.”
“Issues stemming from mass migration underscore critical challenges to national security, public safety, and human rights, making it essential for governments and international partners to prioritize sovereignty, uphold the rule of law, and enforce strict measures to maintain order and protect their citizens,” the cable sent to U.S. diplomats in Western countries read, according to communications seen by the Washington Examiner.
U.S. diplomats are now expected to report “violent crimes and human rights abuses perpetrated by migrant populations” in their host country and draw attention to national policies that “unduly favor migrants at the expense of local populations, such as by leniency in punishment of migrant crimes, or displacement of local populations from housing to accommodate migrants.”
“Numerous countries impacted by mass migration have seen a troubling increase in sexual assaults and related violent crimes by people of a migration background, including against children,” the State Department told its diplomats. “Notable cases, such as organized rape gangs in the United Kingdom, exemplify a broader pattern of sexual violence disproportionately involving migrants.”
Certain diplomatic officials have reportedly been provided with specific messages to convey to their host governments.
“We encourage your government to ensure that policies protect your citizens from the negative social impacts of mass migration, including displacement, sexual assault, and the breakdown of law and order,” one communique to an unidentified government reads, according to sections obtained by the Washington Examiner.
The message further explains the U.S. demand “for governments to resist practices that disproportionately favor migrant populations at the expense of local communities, including displacement, legal consequences for criticizing mass migration, and two-tiered systems that provide disproportionately lenient punishments to migrants for their crimes.”
State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott asserted that the U.S. government is prepared to play a supporting role for any other country jointly committed to “ending the era of mass migration.”
“Mass migration has resulted in waves of violent crime and terror attacks, the proliferation of sex trafficking gangs, and the destabilization of communities,” Pigott said. “The United States calls on Western governments to productively respond to their citizens’ concerns and stands ready to assist in addressing this crisis.”
President Donald Trump’s administration has vocally opposed mass migration — both domestically and on the European continent — continuously since he returned to office earlier this year.
The State Department published a sweeping policy manifesto in May titled “The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe,” which named “facilitation of mass migration” as among the most critical threats to Western nations.
The document emphasized the Trump administration’s vision for a transatlantic partnership that would edify traditional cultures and values in both the New and Old World — a sentiment that was echoed in the Friday communiques delivered to Western governments.
Earlier in the year — barely a month into Trump’s second term, Vice President JD Vance outraged European officials with a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
“Of all the pressing challenges that the nations represented here face, I believe there is nothing more urgent than mass migration,” he told the conference attendees.
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He continued: “No voter on this continent went to the ballot box to open the floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants […] And more and more, all over Europe, they’re voting for political leaders who promise to put an end to out-of-control migration.”
However indignant many of those officials were at the time, small but consistent changes have been seen in Europe as mainstream parties work to appease growing segments of their voter base that do not wish for the status quo to continue.
Earlier this month, the Labour government of the United Kingdom announced an overhaul of their asylum system aiming to “reduce the flow of arrivals into the UK” and “increase the removal of those who have no legal right to be here.”
Germany also announced changes this month, no longer granting refugee status to Syrian nationals due to the end of hostilities in their home country.
“There are now no longer any grounds for asylum in Germany, and therefore we can also begin with repatriations,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.
Still, curbing illegal immigration and narrowing the focus of asylum programs have failed to appease right-wing movements in Europe that have demanded a more comprehensive reduction in all areas of migration — including legal immigrants.