On Saturday, hundreds of far-right activists and lawmakers descended on Portugal for the Remigration Summit. Among them was Greg Bovino, former Border Patrol leader in Minneapolis and Chicago, who advocated for the expulsion of minorities from Western nations.

Bovino boasted that remigration is already happening in the US but is ‘not going fast enough.’ He criticised current deportation efforts, suggesting President Trump needs better advice. A far-right policy championed by Martin Sellner, a former neo-Nazi, the summit aimed to forge links between American and European right-wing groups.

Other attendees included Stefano Forte, executive director of the 1776 Project PAC, who attacked New York mayor Zohran Mamdani as an ‘anti-American, radical Islamic migrant mayor.’ Jared Taylor, a leading figure in the US white-supremacist community, warned that Europe must not let in too many Muslims and Africans to remain master of its own house.

The conference was held under tight security, with media denied access to the main event. Instead, they were relegated to a tent outside where speeches could be streamed live from an iPad. Despite the secretive nature of the gathering, collaboration appeared to be key as attendees sought to exchange information and make connections across far-right networks.