US State Department accuses UN of facilitating illegal immigration flows

The US State Department has accused United Nations bodies of contributing to illegal immigration into Western countries, according to a statement published on the department’s official X account.

“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 statement read.

Last week, the United States refused to participate in the UN’s review of the Global Compact on 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.

— Department of State (@StateDept) May 11, 2026

The department claims that UN structures created what it described as a “migration corridor” through Central America toward the US southern border.

“UN agencies – working with the NGOs they fund – established a migration corridor through Central America and to the U.S. border. As the American people suffered under an unprecedented wave of mass migration, the UN was on the ground pipelining migrants to our southern border,” the statement said.

The United States will not legitimize global compacts that enable mass migration into America or Western nations.

Under President Trump, the State Department will facilitate remigration – not replacement migration.

— Department of State (@StateDept) May 11, 2026

The State Department further accused UN-linked personnel of assisting migrants on their way to the United States and said similar practices contributed to migration flows into the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Washington also criticised UN statements condemning mass deportations of migrants, calling such positions “incorrect.”

“The United States will not legitimize global compacts that enable mass migration into America or Western nations. Under President Trump, the State Department will facilitate remigration – not replacement migration” the State Department added.

The United States will not legitimize global compacts that enable mass migration into America or Western nations.

Under President Trump, the State Department will facilitate remigration – not replacement migration.

— Department of State (@StateDept) May 11, 2026

By Jeyhun Aghazada