Unauthorized Immigration/Irregular Migration
Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on unauthorized immigrants and irregular migrants, terms used in different parts of the world to describe the individuals who lack the right to reside legally in their country of destination, as well as the policies and enforcement practices affecting them.
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Changing Landscape Prompts Mexico's Emergence as a Migration Manager
Mexico’s shift from major migrant sender to regional migration manager has raised questions about the balance between enforcement and protection.
Digging Deeper Into Executive Action: A Further Examination of the Impacts
A discussion of some of the less examined aspects of President Obama's executive actions on immigration, with respect to immigration enforcement, legal immigration, and immigrant integration.
Protection at Sea: Addressing Irregular Maritime Migration
More than 3,000 people died crossing the Mediterranean in 2014, exposing the tangled legal, humanitarian, and enforcement challenges of irregular maritime migration.
A Detailed Look at the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Nationally and by State
A discussion on detailed new MPI national and state estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population and key sociodemographic characteristics, as well as upcoming policy and political developments at executive and legislative levels.
Immigration Not Decisive in the Midterms, But Results Critical to the Congressional Debate
Republican gains in 2014 U.S. midterm elections did nor resolve questions around immigration.
Pacific Island Nations, Criminal Deportees, and Reintegration Challenges
Pacific Island nations face ongoing pressures to reintegrate stigmatized criminal deportees with few local ties using fragile, under-resourced support systems.
11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
This annual conference offered timely policy and legal analysis and discussion on key immigration topics featuring panels with government officials, researchers, advocates, and other immigration experts
The U.S. Deportation System: Trends from a Decade of Data
MPI researchers discuss the findings from a MPI report that examines the 3.7 million deportations that have occurred in the United States since establishment of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, as well as lessons that can be learned for future policy and possible administrative action.
Pushing Out the Boundaries of Humanitarian Screening with In-Country and Offshore Processing
External humanitarian processing proposals have been made in the United States and European Union, raising possible dilemmas for asylum seekers.
Deportation and Discretion: Reviewing the Record and Options for Change
All but 9 percent of the 3.7 million U.S. deportations carried out by DHS from 2003 to 2013 were of Mexicans or northern Central Americans, and disproportionately were of men.
