Overview
- The Department of Homeland Security posted the single word “Remigrate” on X and linked to a government page promoting voluntary self-deportation.
- Asked about the post, a DHS spokesperson replied by emailing a dictionary definition and the line, “Is the English language too difficult for you?”, offering no clarification or retraction.
- In Europe, “remigration” has been used by far-right figures such as Austrian activist Martin Sellner and politicians including Herbert Kickl and Alice Weidel to describe mass deportations.
- The post follows months of U.S. moves using the term, including a State Department proposal to create an “Office of Remigration” and President Trump’s public adoption of the word.
- Reactions were sharply divided, with MAGA supporters praising the message and civil-rights groups and officials like California Governor Gavin Newsom condemning it, and some critics noting the timing coincided with reporting on a Young Republicans chat that included praise for Adolf Hitler.