In Search of Safety, Growing Numbers of Women Flee Central America
In recent years, women from Central America have begun to make up a greater share of migrant apprehensions in Mexico and at the U.S. Southwest border. Systemic insecurity, poverty, and corruption are...
View ArticleHouse Bills Would Largely Dismantle Asylum System at U.S.-Mexico Border
The House is set to vote on two bills that would largely dismantle the U.S. asylum system at the southern border by significantly narrowing grounds to apply for asylum, eliminating protections for the...
View ArticleHorst Seehofer’s Migration Plan for Germany: Another Nail in the Coffin of...
Amid significant tensions over migration that could fracture Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition, a new "migration master plan" set to be unveiled by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer...
View ArticleFar from a Retreat, the Trump Administration’s Border Policies Advance its...
Even as some pundits assess President Trump's temporary end to family separation as a defeat, the deeper reality is being lost: The administration’s plan to detain all asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico...
View ArticleEurope Pushes to Outsource Asylum, Again
European leaders have settled on a recurring proposition to address the ongoing political crisis on migration: the creation of asylum processing centers beyond EU borders. The plans championed by...
View ArticleAfter the Storm: Learning from the EU Response to the Migration Crisis
As maritime arrivals climbed in 2015, EU policymakers struggled to mount a coordinated response. A range of ad hoc crisis-response tools emerged, but many officials worry that if another migration...
View ArticleThe Growth of the Radical Right in Nordic Countries: Observations from the...
Though hardly new to most Nordic countries, radical-right parties have grown in popular support and political power in recent years. This report analyzes the role immigration has played in their rise...
View ArticleIn Upholding Travel Ban, Supreme Court Endorses Presidential Authority While...
Though the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory by upholding its much-contested travel ban, less noted has been the fact that the ruling left an opening for future challenges...
View ArticleThe Impact of Populist Radical-Right Parties on Immigration Policy Agendas: A...
While commentators proclaimed the 2017 Dutch election results a rebuff of radical-right populism, this report makes clear that electoral success is not the only way to influence policymaking. Taking...
View ArticleA Needed Evidence Revolution: Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Improve Refugee...
European countries have ramped up their investments in helping refugees find work and integrate into society. Yet little hard evidence exists of what programs and policies work best. This report...
View ArticleA South American Migration Crisis: Venezuelan Outflows Test Neighbors'...
The deepening of Venezuela's social, economic, and political implosion has resulted in the fastest movement of people across borders in Latin American history. Neighboring countries have responded with...
View Article15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year’s Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from...
View ArticleU.S. Immigration Policy under Trump: Deep Changes and Lasting Impacts
President Trump has made reshaping the U.S. immigration system a top priority. Yet the fragmented nature of policy-making in the United States—with power split between branches and levels of...
View ArticleEgypt: Migration and Diaspora Politics in an Emerging Transit Country
From being a source of labor emigration to the Gulf region to a destination for refugees from Syria, sub-Saharan Africa, and elsewhere, Egypt has long experienced different forms of mobility. This...
View ArticleYoung Children in Refugee Families and Early Childhood Programs: Ways to...
Experts on this webinar will discuss the effects of trauma on the development of young refugee children, and how early child-care programs can address these traumatic experiences. The discussion will...
View ArticleDeciding Which Road to Take: Insights into How Migrants and Refugees in...
EU policy debates about moving asylum seekers from overburdened frontline countries, such as Greece and Italy, to other Member States rarely consider how migrants form and act on preferences for...
View ArticleEl Salvador: Civil War, Natural Disasters, and Gang Violence Drive Migration
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America yet the most densely populated. A stagnant economy, high levels of crime and violence, and natural disasters have pushed growing numbers of people...
View ArticleYoung Children in Refugee Families and Early Childhood Programs: Ways to...
Experts discuss the effects of trauma on the development of young refugee children, and highlight ways early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs can address this trauma, including practical...
View ArticleAddressing the Intergenerational Mental Health Needs of Refugee Families with...
Experts on this webinar will discuss efforts being undertaken in Maryland to serve refugee families with young children through tailored, trauma-informed approaches that address their specific mental...
View ArticleIndonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia, which has a long history as a major origin for migrant labor in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, more recently has reluctantly found itself a transit and destination country, including for...
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