Remigration Rising: When Deportation Moves from Ethics to Ethnic Bias

Remigration, the policy of deporting individuals based on their assessed right to live in a country, is increasingly being framed in the rhetoric of populist parties in Europe and North America. For some, it can be taken as a code word for targeting people based on ethnicity who aren’t seen by those detaining and deporting them as fitting their view of what is to be a fellow citizen based on race or appearance. A number of those who maintain this view subscribe to the “Great Replacement” theory, that suggests white populations in some populations are being deliberately targeted by immigration aimed at replacing them. Calls for remigration are increasingly being heard in the public space, while much of what is happening behind closed doors, some potentially influenced or funded by governments, remains unknown beyond occasional reports that hint at policies that come close to crossing the line of “normal” migration controls. In this episode, we take a look at this disturbing possibility, as always turning to see where our prayers and intentions may be needed. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as we reflect on the disturbing rise in support for remigration in the US and Europe, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that the voices of far-right advocates in support of remigration will be balanced by clear warnings to people to recognize and resist its potential shaping of mainstream political policy, eroding of asylum protections, and expanding the space for governments to favor mass deportation over considerate and dignified treatment of all people, including those seeking asylum. Please join us in holding this. Intentions and prayers start at 31 minutes 02 seconds. See our related previous episodes: Germany's Political Crossroads: A Pivotal Election and a Nation Divided, https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rhwb9-17e9180  I Have a Dream: Nonviolent Power in an Age of Volatility, https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ix6r8-1a251d4 Is the US Facing a Bonhoeffer Moment? Faith, Resistance, and Minnesota's Crisis, https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-59pgd-1a38aa5 Spain on Edge: Inside a Nation Deeply Polarized, https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-p2wbg-1947f34 Chapter markers: 00:00:00            Introduction 00:01:21            What Is Remigration? 00:04:05            Disturbing Extremist Links 00:06:52            Is It Happening in the U.S.? 00:13:23            ICE Detention Under Scrutiny 00:22:45            Europe’s Remigration Shift 00:31:02            Intentions and Prayers Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/ https://brill.com/view/journals/rela/49/2-4/article-p351_009.xml https://de.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/30/richtungsstreit-afd-abgeordnete-rechtsextrem-sellner-remigrationsgipfel https://deportationdata.org/index.html         https://www.newsweek.com/trump-remigration-push-far-right-europe-summit-12015184?st_source=ai_mode https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-vox-mingle-with-ex-us-border-patrol-chief-white-nationalist-leader-at-remigration-summit/ https://dergipark.org.tr/en/doi/10.14782/marmarasbd.1764956 https://europeanconservative.com/articles/analysis/portugals-populist-moment-can-chega-restore-sovereignty/  https://fondazionefeltrinelli.it/en/scopri/migration-remigration/            https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/effective-firm-and-fair-eu-return-and-readmission-policy_en      https://immigrationlab.org/project/migration-driving-support-radical-right-not-way-people-think/  https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/26/trumps-remigration-agenda-and-its-implications/      https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/             https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/what-is-remigration-the-far-right-fringe-idea-going-mainstream                https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/mass-deportation/        https://www.brookings.edu/articles/understanding-europes-turn-on-migration/    https://www.ceps.eu/the-return-regulation-will-ice-ify-the-eus-migration-policy/           https://www.courthousenews.com/era-of-deportations-has-begun-eu-approves-return-hubs-with-help-from-far-right/        https://www.csohate.org/event/remigration-and-politics-of-mass-deportation/          https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/the-eu-moves-to-tighten-its-migration-policy-aiming-to-ramp-up-deportations-and-/1445750937580216/ https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/15/4/243          https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5637253   https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/017e796c0bcf7ab86d8a1732771d15e8af15bfc4 https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/oped-why-remigration-is-a-word-european-far-right-struggles-to-own       https://www.whitehouse.gov/priorities/border-immigration/       https://www.wired.com/story/the-state-department-really-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-the-office-of-remigration/           https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-is-the-great-replacement-what-are-its-origins-2022-05-16/ https://www.nilc.org/articles/ice-is-detaining-indiscriminately-and-releasing-almost-no-one/ https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025.12.8_ICE-Report-revised-FINAL.pdf https://deportationdata.org/index.html https://immresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/Who-is-ICE-Arresting.pdf   Join us in person for intention holding:  https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls   https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.   Our websites:  www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.   https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.   https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.   Impact! 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