The United States announced its withdrawal from the Global Migration Agreement

The United States announced its withdrawal from the Global Migration Agreement. U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Haley spoke at the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (File photo, September 21, 2017...

The United States has informed the United Nations that it will no longer participate in the Global Compact on Migration.

In 2016, 193 member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants. The declaration pledges to support refugee rights, help them resettle and ensure they have access to education and work opportunities.

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Saturday that "many provisions in the declaration are inconsistent with U.S. immigration and refugee policies and the immigration policy principles of the Trump administration."

As the United States announced its withdrawal from the Global Migration Agreement, the Global Migration Conference will open in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Monday. The purpose of this meeting is to negotiate and formulate humanitarian strategies to help the more than 60 million people around the world who are forcibly displaced for various reasons.

An article in the US "Foreign Policy" magazine said that President Trump's decision not to participate in discussions on refugee issues highlights the lasting influence of 32-year-old White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller on relevant issues. Miller pushed for the Trump administration's policies to massively restrict immigration.

The "Foreign Policy" article stated that White House Chief of Staff Kelly and U.S. Attorney General Sessions both strongly support the United States' withdrawal from the Global Migration Agreement. The article said that Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, opposed the U.S. withdrawal. She believes that by participating in the convention in Mexico, the United States will be able to exert influence on global immigration policy. But she ultimately failed to convince the president.

Haley issued a statement on Saturday, saying, "The United States is proud of our immigrant heritage and our long-standing spiritual leadership in supporting immigrants and refugees around the world, but our decisions on immigration policy must always be determined by and only Americans."

She said: "We will determine how best to control our borders and determine who can enter our country. The global approach of the New York Declaration is inconsistent with American sovereignty."