Sea-level rise is a common denominator that prompts two related but distinct types of coastal migration: (1) wealthy coastal communities that retreat inland to ensure their physical and economic security while encroaching on the neighborhoods of existing vulnerable communities; and (2) vulnerable Native Alaskan communities that relocate inland to ensure their survival while striving to retain their cultural identity. This Comment explores how vulnerable coastal communities in both contexts require enhanced legal protections through the lens of “coastal migration with dignity.” Like the existing literature, it proposes to apply social justice-oriented safeguards to vulnerable communities in the climate migration context, but it does so without delving into the logistics and dignity rights involved in the resettlement process, focusing instead on recommendations to diminish the vulnerability of communities in two climate migration case studies in the United States.