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A Mixed Welcome: Haitian Migration within the Caribbean
Nearly 1.8 million Haitians live outside their country, but the story of where they go within the Caribbean and what awaits them there is rarely told.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
U.S. refugee admissions are rebounding after the pandemic but remain far below the formal cap, while the asylum backlog topped 1.3 million cases in May 2023.
In Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about Language and Identity
Quebec's push to protect the French language through immigration caps and sweeping language laws is colliding with federal growth targets and demographic trends.
Migration Narratives in Northern Central America: How Competing Stories Shape Policy and Public Opinion in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
A study of 2018–22 migration narratives in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador found government deterrence messaging misaligned with community realities.
Global Spending on Immigration Enforcement Is Higher than Ever and Rising
Immigration enforcement spending has reached record highs in the United States, European Union, and beyond, fueling a booming border security industry.
U.S. Border Asylum Policy Enters New Territory Post-Title 42
The end of the Title 42 expulsions policy ushered in sweeping border asylum restrictions, but capacity limits, record court backlogs, and litigation have left U.S. border policy on uncertain ground.
Tense Neighbors, Algeria and Morocco Have Divergent Migration Histories
Algeria and Morocco share a border and mutual desire to curb irregular migration, but their sharply divergent diaspora policies, EU ties, and bilateral rivalry keep cooperation out of reach.
The U.S.-Mexico Border Becomes More High-Tech
MPI analysts who toured the U.S.-Mexico border discuss the increasingly sophisticated U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations to address asylum seekers and other migrants arriving at official ports of entry.
Central American Immigrants in the United States
Central America's 3.8 million immigrants in the United States as of 2021 faced steep socioeconomic barriers, while remittance dependence signaled deepening regional ties.
Apuesta por la regularidad migratoria: Respuestas de América Latina y el Caribe frente a la crisis del desplazamiento venezolano
Ante uno de los mayores desplazamientos del mundo, los países latinoamericanos otorgaron estatus legal a entre el 50 y 75 por ciento de los venezolanos desplazados para 2022.
