Smuggling & Trafficking

Big Business of Smuggling Enables Mass Movement of People for Enormous Profits

Smuggling networks have profited from shifting, often deadly routes to Europe and Asia.

A Shared Challenge: Europe and the United States Confront Significant Flows of Unaccompanied Child Migrants

Surging arrivals of unaccompanied children are testing European and U.S. systems in parallel ways.

Border Skirmishes Resonate in National Domestic Politics

From South America to Europe to Asia, governments have turned border disputes into instruments of domestic politics, with costly human fallout.

Senate Judiciary Testimony on Immigration Enforcement Priorities and Use of Prosecutorial Discretion

Stopping the Revolving Door: Reception and Reintegration Services for Central American Deportees

Northern Central American governments offer basic returnee reception but long-term reintegration programs reach only a fraction of returnees, leaving many at risk of remigration.

12th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

This annual conference offers timely policy and legal analysis and discussion on key immigration topics featuring panels with government officials, researchers, advocates, and other immigration experts.

What's Next for the European Asylum Crisis?

An MPI Europe video chat on the emerging role of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in the current EU refugee crisis and its track record during its first five years, along with what strategies Europe ought to be pursuing with regards to its response.

Unaccompanied Child Migrants in the United States: How Are They Faring?

Marking the release of a MPI brief, this webinar will examine data on where unaccompanied child migrants are being placed in the United States, how they are faring in immigration courts, what services are available to them, and how U.S. communities are adapting to their arrival.

Unaccompanied Child Migrants in U.S. Communities, Immigration Court, and Schools

The U.S. immigration court system has failed to resolve most unaccompanied children's legal status, leaving communities and schools with minimal federal support.

Europe’s Migration Crisis in Context: Why Now and What Next?

As Europe struggles to reach a consensus on how to respond to the refugee crisis, the seemingly unending flow of migrants and refugees arriving on its shores is bringing national asylum systems to their breaking point. This article analyzes the context of the crisis, discussing the root causes of the flows, why they are spiking now, and growing protection challenges.