US Embassies to Track Migration ‘Crimes’ in Western Hemisphere

The US State Department said it had directed American embassies in the Western Hemisphere to report on “human rights abuses caused by mass migration,” amid a broader effort by the Trump administration to pressure allies to tighten their own immigration policies.

“Mass migration and the criminal networks that enable it wrought havoc on America before President Trump secured the border,” the State Department posted Tuesday on X. “U.S. embassies will report on crimes resulting from mass migration and urge governments across the Western Hemisphere to combat these human rights abuses.”

“Embassies will analyze government policies that facilitate mass migration ...