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Laying the Foundation for Regional Cooperation: Migration Policy & Institutional Capacity in Mexico and Central America
Since 2015, Mexico and Central America have built fragmented, enforcement-heavy migration systems. This report maps gaps and paths toward improved regional cooperation.
Sentando las bases para una cooperación regional: Política migratoria y capacidad institucional en México y Centroamérica
Desde 2015, México y Centroamérica han ampliado su capacidad migratoria de forma fragmentada y con énfasis en control, dejando brechas en protección y vías legales.
Hampered by the Pandemic: Unaccompanied Child Arrivals Increase as Earlier Preparedness Shortfalls Limit the Response
The increase in unaccompanied child arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border in February and March has led to backups and overcrowding at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities ill-suited to house children, in part due to earlier significant reductions in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter capacity during 2020. This commentary explores preparedness shortfalls and the options the Biden administration has moving forward.
Human Smuggling in an Age of Pandemic
How has the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped human smuggling and irregular migration worldwide?
Criminalization of Search-and-Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean Has Been Accompanied by Rising Migrant Death Rate
As the European Union criminalized search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean, migrant death rates more than doubled.
Inmigrantes venezolanos, crimen y percepciones falsas: Un análisis de los datos en Colombia, Perú y Chile
Datos oficiales de 2019 de Chile, Perú y Colombia muestran que venezolanos cometieron menos crímenes que su cuota poblacional, cuestionando narrativas de migración y delincuencia.
Venezuelan Migration, Crime, and Misperceptions: A Review of Data from Colombia, Peru, and Chile
Official data from Chile, Peru, and Colombia in 2019 show Venezuelan immigrants committed fewer crimes than their population share, countering claims of migrant-driven crime.
Once a Destination for Migrants, Post-Gaddafi Libya Has Gone from Transit Route to Containment
Europe's outsourcing of migration controls to Libya has reduced sea arrivals dramatically, at the cost of trapping hundreds of thousands of migrants in abusive and often dangerous conditions.
Beyond the Border: U.S.-Mexican Migration Accord Has Ushered in Sweeping Change in Mexico in Its First Year
As the U.S.-Mexico migration cooperation agreement marks its first year, this discussion examines how the accord has reshaped Mexico’s immigration enforcement policies, exposed weaknesses in its humanitarian protection system, and exacerbated precarious conditions for migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. Speakers also explore how pandemic-induced changes to mobility may affect the future of U.S.-Mexico relations.
Ally or Exploiter? The Smuggler-Migrant Relationship Is a Complex One
The relationship of human smugglers with migrants is shaped by geography, criminal networks, and changing enforcement patterns and policies.
