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Lessons from the Local Level: DACA's Implementation and Impact on Education and Training Success

DACA created new education-immigration partnerships, but financial barriers and strained adult education capacity limit grantees' academic progress.

Mentoring Practices in Europe and North America: Strategies for improving immigrants' employment outcomes

Mentoring improves migrants' labour market outcomes, but fragmented funding and weak multistakeholder collaboration limit its scale.

Border Controls under Challenge: A New Chapter Opens

In 2014, migrants and smugglers turned rescue and protection policies into entry strategies as Mediterranean deaths surpassed 3,000, up from 700 in 2013.

President Obama Breaks Immigration Impasse with Sweeping Executive Action

President Barack Obama's 2014 executive actions sought to shield up to 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants, but faced legal challenges and political opposition.

World Confronts Largest Humanitarian Crisis since WWII

In 2014, global displacement due to conflict or persecution hit 51.2 million, the highest since World War II.

Building Borders around Ebola

Ebola-related border closures and travel bans reshaped mobility from West Africa, but also stranded refugees and may have complicated some efforts to contain the virus.

New Era in Immigration Enforcement at the U.S. Southwest Border

Central American family and minor migration in 2014 reshaped U.S. Southwest border enforcement, forcing officials to rethink strategies built for single adults.