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Addressing the Next Displacement Crisis in the Making in the Americas
The next major displacement of people in the Americas is in the making, and it is going unnoticed. The response to the steady emigration from Haiti seen since a devastating 2010 earthquake has been largely haphazard and may not stand the test of new spikes as the country unravels further. This commentary suggests a way forward, based on a model used for the Venezuelan displacement crisis.
New York and Other U.S. Cities Struggle with High Costs of Migrant Arrivals
Record migrant arrivals have pushed U.S. cities to spend billions on shelter and services as federal aid falls far short and work authorization lags.
The Power of Refugee Sponsorship: A Sponsor’s Story
An immigration lawyer in a small Minnesota farming town formed one of the first groups to sponsor a refugee family under the new U.S. Welcome Corps program, and this is what she learned.
How the Treacherous Darien Gap Became a Migration Crossroads of the Americas
The Darien Gap suddenly became a mass migration corridor, with an estimated 500,000 crossings in 2023 through the deadly jungle, which has claimed the lives of many migrants.
20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
Experts examined the Biden administration's immigration actions, border policy, state actions, legal representation, humanitarian parole for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan nationals, and other top issues in immigration policy.
Strengthening Refugee Engagement in Community Sponsorship Programmes
Speakers examined the challenges that hinder refugee participation in sponsorship program design and explored meaningful ways, tools, and mechanisms to effectively expand refugees’ role in current and future programmes.
Are Celebrity Spokespeople Always Helpful for Refugee Causes?
Celebrity advocacy for refugees can generate attention and donations, but research finds it may help the star more than the cause and risks oversimplifying urgent humanitarian challenges.
Attracting, Retaining, and Diversifying Sponsors for Refugees in Community Sponsorship Programmes
European refugee sponsorship programmes fell far short of targets due to narrow outreach, burdensome requirements, and weak retention. To scale, they will need fundamental redesign.
Achieving Meaningful International Cooperation on Displacement: Can the 2023 Global Refugee Forum Deliver?
The 2023 Global Refugee Forum will test whether global solidarity for refugees and their hosts can be revived as the political environment cools in many countries. With responses to major displacement crises since 2019 largely taking place outside forum and Global Compact on Refugees processes, preserving the relevance of the forum and the compact will require going beyond counting pledges in Geneva, as this commentary explains.
As Nauru Shows, Asylum Outsourcing Has Unexpected Impacts on Host Communities
Australia's multibillion-dollar asylum outsourcing deal transformed Nauru's economy, but research shows the arrangement damaged local communities and subjected refugees to severe psychological harm.
