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One Phase Closes for the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Now Another Begins
The New Pact on Migration and Asylum agreed in December 2023 by EU Member States and the European Parliament after lengthy negotiation will, without a doubt, go down in history as a signal political accomplishment. But will it result in better management of migration and asylum systems in a complex era? The outcome will turn on implementation and communication, this MPI Europe commentary explains.
A Passport to Opportunity: The Importance of Refugee Access to Travel Documents
Refugees are among the most mobile people on earth by necessity, yet the international system makes it nearly impossible for them to travel legally.
The U.S.-Mexico Border Problem Will Not Be “Solved” Until All Parts of the Border Enforcement System Are Properly Resourced
The $13.6 billion border emergency supplemental spending bill the Biden administration is seeking lays out the elements for resourcing immigration functions to full capacity across the entire border enforcement system. Without resourcing the system across all its parts, including adjudications and management, no administration, present or future, will be able to effectively manage spontaneous border arrivals, this commentary argues.
Is Climate Migration a Homeland Security Threat?
Climate change is not only reshaping where people live — it is also reordering the security landscape in the countries they move to.
Can the Biden Immigration Playbook Be Effective for Managing Arrivals via Sea?
Caribbean maritime arrivals to the United States hit the highest levels since the 1990s; the Biden administration is betting on legal pathways and regional cooperation to curb dangerous sea crossings.
Cómo el peligroso Tapón del Darién se convirtió en la encrucijada migratoria de las Américas
El Tapón del Darién se ha convertido en un corredor migratorio masivo, con unas 500.000 travesías estimadas en 2023; sin embargo, las condiciones letales, la escasez de servicios y las deficiencias en la aplicación de la ley dejan a muchos migrantes en situación de riesgo.
Shifting Patterns and Policies Reshape Migration to U.S.-Mexico Border in Major Ways in 2023
There is a deeper story behind the U.S. government's fiscal 2023 border encounters numbers than that the year marked a new record high. The pivot from the pandemic-era Title 42 expulsions policy and sharp diversification in nationalities have reshaped migrant arrivals unlike any year before. This commentary goes beyond the headlines to focus on the more enduring—and challenging—realities occuring at the U.S.-Mexico border.
How the Treacherous Darien Gap Became a Migration Crossroads of the Americas
The Darien Gap suddenly became a mass migration corridor, with an estimated 500,000 crossings in 2023 through the deadly jungle, which has claimed the lives of many migrants.
20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
Experts examined the Biden administration's immigration actions, border policy, state actions, legal representation, humanitarian parole for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan nationals, and other top issues in immigration policy.
A Turning Point for the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States stood at approximately 11.2 million people in mid-2021, with larger annual growth than at any point since 2015, according to MPI's latest estimates. Even as the Mexican unauthorized immigrant population continued its decade-long decline, there were new entrants from a growing array of other countries.
