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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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at Two: New MPI Findings as Renewal Approaches
A discussion of MPI's estimates on the size of the DACA population nationally and for 25 key states, as well as application rates and analysis of the program’s challenges and achievements.
DACA at the Two-Year Mark: A National and State Profile of Youth Eligible and Applying for Deferred Action
By July 2014, 55 percent of immediately eligible DACA youth had applied. But cost barriers, education gaps, and limited outreach kept hundreds of thousands from enrolling.
Turkey’s Evolving Migration Identity
Turkey's new migration law centralized policy and expanded protections, although most Syrians were left with temporary protection.
Temporary Protected Status in the United States: A Grant of Humanitarian Relief that Is Less than Permanent
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) leaves beneficiaries in extended limbo, as U.S. debates grow over renewals and paths to permanent status.
The EU’s Strategic Guidelines on Migration: Uncontentious consensus, but missed opportunity
The EU Council's 2014 migration guidelines won easy consensus, but sidestep solidarity disputes, offering little direction to address mounting humanitarian crises.
An EU Commissioner for Migration? The devil is in the details
As the European Union weighs creation of a dedicated migration commissioner post, success will necessarily turn on mandate clarity and accountability structures.
Unaccompanied Minors: A Crisis with Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
This telebriefing by Doris Meissner and Marc Rosenblum of MPI examines factors behind the flow of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico to the United States, which has surged 90 percent since last year. The talk also previews a policy brief on unaccompanied minors that MPI will release in July.
Detained or Deported: How Parents in the Immigration Enforcement System Can Protect their Children
A discussion on policies regarding immigrant parent detentions and deportations, related child protection issues, and the implications for the immigration enforcement and child welfare systems. This event is also the release of a related Women's Refugee Commission toolkit for detained or deported parents and those who work on the issue.
Has EU Immigration and Asylum Policy Failed? Can It Ever Succeed?
A telebriefing examining the realities of European policy on immigration and asylum, and future agenda.
Dramatic Surge in the Arrival of Unaccompanied Children Has Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
A surge of Central American unaccompanied children is straining U.S. systems.
