[SOLIDARITY MESSAGE] IMA USA GMRF 2026

IMA Global extends its warmest congratulations and highest salute to IMA USA for successfully organizing the “GRASSROOTS MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, FIGHT! (GMRF!)”, which brought together more than 150 migrants and migrant workers in a collective space of struggle. Amid the dominance of international forums that continue to speak about migrants without the participation of migrants themselves, IMA USA succeeded in building an alternative political space born directly from the lived experiences, resistance, and grassroots organizing of migrants.

Held right before the United Nations’ International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in New York on May 5-8, the GMRF in New York stands as proof that migrants are not merely objects of global policy, but subjects of struggle capable of uniting, resisting, and advancing their own demands. The forum was filled with powerful testimonies from migrant leaders on the frontlines of the fight against labor exploitation, criminalization, racism, xenophobia, and the many forms of oppression perpetuated by the global imperialist system.

May the international solidarity that has been built continue to strengthen the unity and struggle of migrants in fighting for their rights, welfare, and human dignity. From the grassroots, we fight exploitation and oppression in all its forms. No borders in solidarity! Long live the struggle of migrants! Long live the unity of the oppressed peoples!