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Cuba's collapsing economy and shrinking immigration pathways to the United States are redirecting Cuban migration flows across the Americas, as this World of Migration episode explores with María José Espinosa Carrillo, Executive Director of the Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas (CEDA).

Why has immigration become so politically divisive—and why is it so difficult for governments to design policies that satisfy both public concerns and economic needs?

MPI analysts assess the immigration actions taken during President Trump's first year back in office, detail the legal state of play, and analyze the actual effects on the labor market, U.S. communities, and future immigration to the United States.

Featuring findings from a MPI policy brief, this discussion examines how the immigration courts have reached a point of crisis, the policies of the current administration and its predecessor touching upon the courts, and what administrative and legislative reforms are needed to transform the system.

The global humanitarian protection system is at a critical juncture. This episode of the World of Migration podcast features a discussion on the system's challenges and future, with Vincent Cochetel, a leading voice in the humanitarian protection world, and MPI's Meghan Benton.


U.S. Third-Country Deportation Agreements Are More About Fear than Numbers