remigration

“Remigration,” once confined to neo-Nazi and white supremacist circles, is being repackaged as an immigration policy in far-right politics across Europe and the United States, calling for the forced removal of people based on race or identity. This fact sheet traces its spread from extremist spaces into mainstream discourse and governance, highlighting narratives, and policies, and showing how its implementation, through deportations, militarized enforcement, and violent rhetoric.

Austrian white nationalist Martin Sellner appeared alongside Brandenburg state MP Lena Kotré of the far-right AfD at a closed-door event in Vetschau, Germany, promoting “remigration.” The conference underscores the increasingly blurred line between extremist actors and elected officials, as ideas once confined to neo-Nazi circles are normalized through parliamentary platforms and reframed as migration policy.

“Remigration” began as a neo-Nazi concept in Europe. Today, it is U.S. government language and policy. This timeline shows how an ideology rooted in the “Great Replacement,” far-right violence, and Identitarian networks crossed borders, gained political legitimacy, and was transformed from extremist rhetoric into state power—producing real and escalating harm.

“Remigration,” a white supremacist concept rooted in neo-Nazi ideology, has been adopted as immigration policy and embraced into far-right politics in Europe and the United States. Linked to the antisemitic “Great Replacement” conspiracy, the term was popularized by extremist figures like Martin Sellner, normalized by Germany’s AfD, and later echoed in Trump-era rhetoric and enforcement practices.

A white supremacist blueprint for ethnic cleansing has crossed the Atlantic and become U.S. immigration policy. “Remigration,” devised by European neo-Nazis as a response to the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, is now echoed in Trump administration rhetoric, deportation campaigns, and federal proposals. A dangerous ideology has been normalized, institutionalized, and weaponized—fueling real-world state violence.

In 2026, places of worship around the world have increasingly become targets of far-right extremist threats and violence. GPAHE documents plots and attacks targeting synagogues, mosques, Sikh gurdwaras and churches across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Poland. These cases show how extremist ideologies continue to translate online hate into real violence against faith communities.

New Zealand’s far right is adapting, and “remigration” is becoming a central political project. This listicle examines the neo-Nazi, white nationalist and Christian nationalist groups behind the movement, their international ties, and how they are reshaping far-right politics in the years since the Christchurch attack.