United States: Trump Administration Declines to Renew USMCA; Trade Pact, Including Labor Mobility Provisions, Remains in Place for Ten More Years with Annual Reviews
July 1, 2026
At a glance
- The Trump Administration has decided not to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for another 16-year term. July 1 was the deadline for the three trade partners to decide whether to renew the agreement.
- The current Agreement – including the TN visa program and other labor mobility provisions – remains in effect until July 1, 2036, but will be reviewed annually by the three parties. Annual reviews could result in changes to the provisions of the agreement.
The issue
Today, the Trump Administration announced that it has not agreed to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Though the Agreement will remain in place through July 1, 2036 – the ten-year remainder of its current term – it will be reviewed annually by the three parties, which could lead to renegotiation of some of the terms.
Today’s announcement was widely anticipated. It does not have an immediate impact on the immigration provisions of USMCA. The TN professional program, as well as provisions related to business visitors, intracompany transferees, traders, and investors, remain unchanged for now. However, if the signatory countries decide to renegotiate the labor mobility provisions during the anticipated annual reviews, alterations to the programs could result.
The USMCA was signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States in November 2018 and replaced the previous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA included without change the labor mobility provisions of NAFTA, though each country retained the authority to interpret the agreement with respect to the cross-border movement of professionals, intracompany transferees, traders, investors, and business visitors.
Fragomen closely follows matters related to the USMCA’s labor mobility provisions and will provide updates.
If you have questions about this alert or any issue related to immigration under the USMCA, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen. This alert is for informational purposes only.
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