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Discussion on Possible Solutions for Refugees and IDPs
Breakfast briefing with T. Alexander Aleinikoff, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees; Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President; and Kathleen Newland, MPI Director of the Migrants, Migration, and Development, and Refugee Policy Programs.
Discussion on the Situation of Refugees and IDPs in Sudan and Chad
A briefing by Stefano Severe, the UNHCR Representative in Chad, and Peter de Clercq, the UNHCR Representative in Sudan, on the latest developments and challenges concerning refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. Moderated by Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI's Refugee Policy Program.
The 30th Anniversary of the 1980 Refugee Act: What the Refugee Program's History Suggests for a Better Future
Briefing with Representative James McGovern (MA), Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (LA); UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Director, MPI Refugee Policy Program; Vice President, U.S. Programs, International Rescue Committee; and Senior Counsel, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The European Union's Stockholm Program: Less Ambition on Immigration and Asylum, But More Detailed Plans
The EU Stockholm Program (2009 to 2014) favored practical cooperation and soft law over binding standards.
Denial and Delay: How Terrorism-Related Provisions in Immigration Law Affect Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Discussion on with the Director of MPI's Refugee Policy Program; report co-author and Senior Counsel and Deputy Director of Human Rights First's Refugee Protection Program; Special Advisor for Refugee & Asylum Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and HIAS Senior Director of U.S. Programs and Advocacy.
The Media and Migration in the United Kingdom, 1999 to 2009
From 1999 to 2009, UK media focused on asylum and crisis frames, sidelining everyday integration developments and migrants’ contributions.
Discussion with Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees U.S. Envoy
Discussion with Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees U.S. Envoy.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
In 2008, more than 60,000 refugees were admitted to the United States, a 46 percent increase over 2006.
The Difficulties of U.S. Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation
LGBT asylum seekers in the United States confront a legal paradox: the concealment that signals fear of persecution can disqualify their claims.
Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States
Broad post-September 11 material-support laws in the United States have stalled or barred many refugees who aided antiauthoritarian groups.