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From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Changing the Paradigm in Protracted Refugee...

The majority of the 51 million people displaced in the world today are in protracted situations, forcing them to live in limbo for years. This policy brief by the UN Deputy High Commissioner for...

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From Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility's Protection Potential

There has been growing international recognition that continued movement and migration often play an important role in shaping refugees' lives after their initial flight. This report considers the...

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Before the Boat: Understanding the Migrant Journey

The limited knowledge base on migrants' decision-making and assessment of risk on the journey to Europe, as well as incomplete understanding of the organizational structures and political economies of...

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Beyond Asylum: Rethinking Protection Policies to Meet Sharply Escalating...

MPI's Transatlantic Council on Migration convened its thirteenth plenary meeting to propose innovative solutions to address the increasing strains on the global protection system amid huge...

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Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne,...

With rising inflows of humanitarian and economic migrants, Norway faces a series of integration challenges. In conversation with the Migration Information Source, Solveig Horne, Norway's Minister of...

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Resettling Increasingly Diverse Refugee Populations in the United States:...

A discussion of the findings of a new MPI report examining refugee characteristics at arrival for the ten largest national-origin groups resettled between 2002-2013, as well as their integration...

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The Integration Outcomes of U.S. Refugees: Successes and Challenges

Using previously non-public refugee admissions data from the State Department, this analysis finds that even as refugees come to the United States from increasingly diverse origins and linguistic...

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Quick Resolution of Challenge over Obama Administration Deportation Relief...

As legal challenges continue to impede President Obama's deferred action programs to protect millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation, it is becoming increasingly clear that the window of...

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Resettling Increasingly Diverse Refugee Populations in the United States:...

A discussion of the findings of a new MPI report examining refugee characteristics at arrival for the ten largest national-origin groups resettled between 2002-2013, as well as their integration...

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Addressing Crisis at Europe's Borders: Are Policymakers Moving in the...

This teleconference, the first in a series from MPI Europe on the future of asylum policy in the European Union, focuses on the politics and mechanics of asylum seeker relocation and whether a recent...

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Addressing Crisis at Europe’s Borders: Are Policymakers Moving in the Right...

This teleconference, the first in a series from MPI Europe on the future of asylum policy in the European Union, focuses on the politics and mechanics of asylum seeker relocation and whether a recent...

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Irregular Maritime Migration in the Bay of Bengal: The Challenges of...

Irregular maritime migration across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia entered a period of crisis in spring 2015 as a wave of migrants and refugees crossed, most departing from ports in Myanmar and...

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The EuroMaidan Protests, Corruption, and War in Ukraine: Migration Trends and...

Public frustration with decades of poor governance and pervasive corruption in Ukraine culminated in the EuroMaidan revolution in November 2013. Since then, violent conflict and Russia's annexation of...

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Beyond Asylum: Adapting the Global Protection System to Better Meet...

The unprecedented scale of displacement has placed the global refugee system under visible strain, as humanitarian agencies and host communities struggle to provide for ever-rising needs. This webinar...

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Irregular Maritime Migration in the Bay of Bengal Region: The Challenges of...

At this event in Bangkok, marking the launch of the 13th MPI-IOM Issue in Brief, discussants will cover the emerging trends in irregular maritime migration in the Bay of Bengal region and how countries...

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Beyond Asylum: Adapting the Global Protection System to Better Meet...

This webinar examines innovative ideas to adapt the global protection system to better meet the growing challenges of forced migration and to empower refugees through development-led responses to...

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12th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

This annual conference offers timely policy and legal analysis and discussion on key immigration topics featuring panels with government officials, researchers, advocates, and other immigration experts.

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In-Country Processing in Central America: A Piece of the Puzzle

The in-country refugee processing program launched in Central America by the Obama administration in December 2014 as a response to rising unaccompanied child migration may provide a legal, safe...

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Regional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States...

Marking the release of an MPI report, speakers on this webinar present an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of both children...

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Beyond Protection: Exploring Innovative Ideas to Strengthen the Global...

An discussion examining the huge strains on the global protection system and how it can better respond to protracted refugee situations and other long-term displacement, focusing on the conclusions of...

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