COVID-19

Controversial U.S. Title 42 Expulsions Policy Is Coming to an End, Bringing New Border Challenges

The end of the use of Title 42 after 1.7 million expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border promises to reshape processing, but the transition poses major challenges for the Biden administration.

U.S. Border Patrol agents prepare to transport unauthorized migrants to Mexico under Title 42.

Opportunities Exist to Better Reach Dual Language Learner and Immigrant Families through Home Visiting Programs

Home visiting programs can offer critical integration-related supports, yet many Dual Language Learner (DLL) and immigrant families are known to be underserved. With reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Child Home Visiting (MIECHV) program looming, Congress has an important opportunity to support families with young children—many of whom are still struggling with challenges exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bridging the Digital Divide for U.S. Children in Immigrant Families

Taking stock of lessons learned about remote learning during the pandemic, this webinar examined how governments, schools, and service providers can advance digital equity for children in immigrant families.

Mounting Backlogs Undermine U.S. Immigration System and Impede Biden Policy Changes

Immigration case backlogs reached record levels across the U.S. government, slowing legal immigration and threatening to derail the Biden policy agenda.

Advancing Digital Equity among Immigrant-Origin Youth

This report examines digital equity barriers facing immigrant-origin youth in the United States and offers recommendations to help schools and policymakers close technology gaps.

A girl sits facing a laptop, where she watches her teacher as part of virtual classes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coming Together or Coming Apart? A New Phase of International Cooperation on Migration

International migration cooperation is fragmenting, yet post-pandemic openings and regional coalitions could still revive governance if enforcement gaps are addressed.

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The Corporate World’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, its Omicron Variant, Digital Nomad Visas & More

Could the pandemic's push toward electronic travel authorizations and integrated vaccine checks give governments unprecedented power to open—or shut—their borders overnight?

Top 10 Migration Issues of 2021

In 2021, countries began reopening borders unevenly as COVID-19 restrictions shifted from blanket bans to vaccination and testing requirements, but global coordination lagged and movement stayed far below pre-pandemic levels.

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Can Omicron Finally Get the World to Cooperate on Pandemic Mobility Management?

The world is once again engaging in a mad scramble to close borders after emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. While the response bears the hallmarks of the initial response to COVID-19 and the Delta variant, with an uncoordinated and single-minded focus on travel restrictions alone, international cooperation and long-term planning are critical to a more equitable and sustainable system of global mobility and pandemic preparedness.

Photo of woman in lab in Abuja, Nigeria testing for COVID-19

Effects of the Pandemic on High School English Learners and Ways to Help Them Recover

This webinar examined the challenges for high school English Learners (ELs) during the pandemic, state- and district-level efforts that can help ELs recover academically, and research on the postsecondary aspirations of immigrant-background Latina/o students.