State Department Created Office of Remigration in 2025

The State Department established the Office of Remigration in 2025. A congressional notification that year stated the office would be staffed by personnel reassigned from the Bureau of Population, Migration, and Refugees' Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

The office processes government-to-government payments tied to deportation agreements. One source familiar with the work told WIRED the payments may total tens of millions of dollars and are intended to cover housing for deportees in receiving countries.

WIRED reported that the source described limited monitoring of how the funds are spent after transfer. The same source said leadership instructed staff not to apply prior accountability standards used for federal payments to international organizations.

A January strategic planning document covering 2026-2030 listed remigration and border security among the department's diplomatic priorities. The document described efforts to secure repatriation of foreign nationals and arrangements for third-country transfers.

A February report by the Democratic minority on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee estimated third-country deportation costs through January 2026 at upward of $40 million, noting many payments were made as lump sums before arrivals. The State Department did not list the office on its website or social media accounts.

When asked by WIRED, the department issued a statement that the office supports the administration's deportation priorities but did not provide further operational details.