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Intersecting Crises: Pandemic and Hurricanes Add to Political Instability Driving Migration from Honduras
Corruption, back-to-back hurricanes, and pandemic-era economic collapse have converged to drive record migration from Honduras.
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.
Mexico’s Search for Disappeared Migrants Has Evolved, but Challenges Remain
Tens of thousands of cases of migrant disappearances remain unresolved in Mexico, leaving families without justice or support.
Europe’s Tackling of ‘Root Causes’ of African Migration Has a Mixed Record
The European Union's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa has reduced irregular migration but fallen short on development goals and raised serious human-rights concerns.
Iran Loses Highly Educated and Skilled Citizens during Long-Running “Brain Drain”
Driven by repression, sanctions, and economic decline, Iran has lost highly educated workers in a brain drain that the World Bank estimates at $50 billion per year.
The EU-Turkey Deal, Five Years On: A Frayed and Controversial but Enduring Blueprint
Five years after the EU-Turkey deal reshaped European migration policy, the agreement has become a contested template for outsourcing border control.
Movement after Migration: Immigrants’ Disproportionate Reliance on Public Transportation
Immigrants are the backbone of public transit ridership in North America and Europe, making COVID-19-era service cuts fall harder on the foreign born and affect their integration.
Stateless and Persecuted: What Next for the Rohingya?
Stripped of citizenship and fleeing intense persecution in Myanmar that has been described as a genocide, many Rohingya remain in legal limbo across Asia.
Violent Encounters and Social Status Shape the Conditions for Migrants Fleeing Civil War
Research on Syrian refugees challenges the assumption that violence directly triggers flight, showing that social status and trauma responses shape who migrates first and why.
Climate Extremes, Food Insecurity, and Migration in Central America: A Complicated Nexus
Drought and flooding are pushing Central American farmers to migrate, but targeted climate services paired with financial aid could help them adapt and stay.
