New Issues of APMJ, Hum. Alt., ICRC Rev., IJMBS, Intl. Migr., IMR, JEiE, JEMS, JIRS, Mig. & Dev., Soc. Analysis

*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals below that are marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited in a repository immediately after publication (like the Forced Migration Research Archive) - i.e., there is no embargo period! This allows authors to provide open access to their scholarly journal articles without having to pay costly publication fees. Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information. 

Authors of open access articles in these journals are also encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA). The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

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*Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 35, no. 2 (June 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles. 

Humanitarian Alternatives = Alternatives Humanitaires, no. 32 (July 2026) [Eng. full-text] [Fr. full-text]

- Issue theme is "Artificial intelligence: uses, tensions and issues = Intelligence artificielle : usages, tensions et enjeux." See also this related Forum post.

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 9, no. 1 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles. 

International Migration, vol. 64, no. 4 (July 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with nine that are open access.

*International Migration Review, vol. 60, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [contents]

- Features a special collection on "Routine Irregularities: The Contested Governance of Irregular and Forced Migration in Asia" and includes sub-sections on "Human Rights, Citizenship, and Migrant Protections," "Street-Level Bureaucracies? The Role of Intermediaries and Institutions in Migrants' Lives," and "Migrant Families and Reproduction." Ten book reviews are freely available.

International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 108, no. 931 (April 2026) [open access via CUP] 

- Special issue on "Upholding Humanity in War."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 52, no. 13 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with six that are open access.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 24, no. 3 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with six that are open access.

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 11, no. 1 (July 2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Mobilizing an Effective, Equitable, and Just Data and Evidence Ecosystem for Education in Crisis and Conflict Contexts."

*Migration and Development, vol. 15, no. 1 (June 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with four that are open access.

Social Analysis, vol. 70, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Beyond the Suffering Subject in Migration Research."

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

"Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M to represent unaccompanied migrant children," NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 [text]

The Status That Was Always Meant to Bend: Germany’s Second Suspension of Family Reunification (RLI Blog, Aug. 2026) [text]

Ukrainian refugee children in UK risk losing mother tongue, study warns (Univ. of York, July 2026) [text]

Reports:

Consequences of Growing Up Displaced: Evidence from Displaced Children in Colombia, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 11429 (World Bank, July 2026) [text]

Data Analysis of Asylum Applications by Unaccompanied Minors in 2025, Fact Sheet, no. 46 (EU Agency for Asylum, Aug. 2026) [text]

Practical Tool for Guardians (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026)

- The asylum procedure

- Introduction to international protection

Journal articles:

"Between a Bloc and a Far Place: ‘Humanitarian’ Child Placement and Human Rights amid Greece’s Transition to a Long-Lasting Democracy," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-print, 1 July 2026 [open access]

"Death Anxiety and Trauma in Forcibly Displaced Children in the Gaza Strip: A Critical Review of Emerging Research, 2024–2025," Current Psychiatry Reports, vol. 28, no. 1 (Dec. 2026) [open access]

"In Its Second Term, Trump Administration Quietly Expands Family Separation," Migration Information Source, 30 July 2026 [text]

"The stranglehold of asylum: the dim violence of bureaucracy in the lives of young unaccompanied exiles," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 July 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Switzerland.

"To Exclude or Protect: Unaccompanied Minors and the Failures of Immigration Law," Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Ahead of Print, 30 June 2026 [abstract]

- Note: This article is slated to be published under the subscribe to open access model (S2O) in the last quarter of the year.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (15 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

The barriers to education for refugee children in Northern Ireland (RLI Blog, July 2026) [text]

Creating Welcoming Classrooms: Refugee Education Resources for the New School Year (USCRI, July 2026) [text]

- *See also another related book list from Amnesty International.

The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi refugee camps (Global Voices, July 2026) [text]

Reports: 

Breaking Barriers: Understanding Educational Exclusion in Crises – Global estimates 2026 update (Education Cannot Wait, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Education Under Attack 2026 (Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning at risk: The impact of climate displacement on the right to education - Global report (UNESCO, July 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Effective and Inclusive Teaching for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: An Appreciative Inquiry," New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, Latest Articles, 20 July 2026 [open access]

"From access to empowerment: participatory action research with refugee women in higher education," Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 30 June 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the Netherlands.

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 11, no. 1 (July 2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Mobilizing an Effective, Equitable, and Just Data and Evidence Ecosystem for Education in Crisis and Conflict Contexts."

"«Scholars at Risk»: généalogie et usages d’une catégorie migratoire en contexte de mondialisation universitaire," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

Social Sciences (2026) [access]

- Special issue on "Policying and Policing: The Governance of Refugee/(Im)migrant Education in an Age of Hostility." Note: This issue is still in progress.

"Teaching in displacement: refugee teachers’ agency and the reworking of social and professional practices," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 3 June 2026 [open access]

"'Through teaching I found myself again': the role of self-efficacy in Rohingya refugee teachers’ motivation to teach in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Latest Articles, 27 July 2026 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (6 July 2026)

New Issue of RSQ

A special issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published. The theme of vol. 45, no. 2, June 2026 is "Caught between Justice and Injustice: Interactions and Frictions between International Criminal Law and International Refugee Law." Contents include:

• Caught between Justice and Injustice: Interactions and Frictions between International Criminal Law and International Refugee Law [abstract]
• “No Safe Haven” and the Politics of Accountability: The Extradition and Exclusion of Rwandan Genocide Suspects [open access]
• Persecuted but Undeserving [open access]
• Does “Undeserving” Last Forever? [open access]
  
• From Asylum to the Witness Stand: Asylum Seeking Witnesses in Universal Jurisdiction Trials in Europe [open access]
• International Criminal Law Norm Setting in Domestic Refugee Courts: “Complicity Through Facilitation” and Refugee Exclusion Jurisprudence [open access]
• The Problem of Punishing International Crimes through Immigration Law [open access]

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Chinook and the limits of automation in Canadian immigration decision-making (IBA, July 2026) [text]

Sunsetting the Hive: 11 Years of Data-Driven Innovation for Refugees (USA for UNHCR, July 2026) [text]

"WFP restarts Gaza aid registration app, but cyber-attack questions linger," The New Humanitarian, 29 July 2026

Reports & journal articles:

"Beyond the digital divide: e-government services and subjective well-being among North Korean refugees and native-born Koreans during COVID-19," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 

Latest Articles, 4 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Delivering Aid amid Active Conflict and Insecurity: Digital Transfers for Delivering Social and

Humanitarian Assistance in Sudan," Chapter in War and Resilience: The Multifaceted Impacts of Sudan's Conflict and Pathways to Recovery (International Food Policy Research Institute, 2026) [open access]

Humanitarian Alternatives = Alternatives Humanitaires, no. 32 (July 2026) [Eng. full-text] [Fr. full-text]

- Issue theme is "Artificial intelligence: uses, tensions and issues = Intelligence artificielle : usages, tensions et enjeux." See also this related Forum post.

"Social Media as a Tool for Future-Making: The Cases of Two Entrepreneurs in Kakuma Refugee Camp," Social Analysis, vol. 70, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Tweeting migration: a decade of shifting sentiment across local areas of Great Britain," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 25 July 2026 [open access]

"Unstable controversy: Illegibility and the automation of Canadian visa decisions," Security Dialogue, vol. 57, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (22 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Between hope and sorrow: exploring Burundian refugees’ everyday struggles and aspirations in Chatsworth township in Durban, South Africa," African Identities, Latest Articles, 15 July 2026 [open access]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

"Complementary pathways and community sponsorship in Europe: benefits, challenges and policy recommendations," Journal of Civil Society, Latest Articles, 18 July 2026 [open access]

"The Concept of Integration in Everyday Life of Immigrants in Norway: A Critical Perspective," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 29 July 2026 [open access]

"Enabling or Constraining? The Role of Policy in Refugees’ Realization of Aspirations," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 10 July 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Syrian refugees in The Netherlands.

"Institutional solidarity with refugees: urban integration governance in Hamburg and İzmir," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"'It was difficult to adapt … to another culture, but … the possibilities were endless': The integration experiences of older Hungarian and Vietnamese refugees in Canada," Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, In Press, 1 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Negotiating belonging: hybridity, nostalgia and the politics of identity among Syrian refugees in Canada," Identities, Latest Articles, 13 July 2026 [open access]

"Why do Canadians host refugees? A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study protocol," PLoS One 21(7): e0353551 (July 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (7 Aug. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

CFP: Societies [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Migrant Integration in Europe in the 2020s: Institutions, Discourse, Inequalities and Belonging." The call is now open for submissions.

Short pieces:

Government publishes research on integration issues and migrant housing statistics in France (European Commission, July 2026) [text]

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling Refugee and Asylum Programs (Brennan Center, July 2026) [text]

Joint Communiqué: Tripartite Meeting High-level Ministerial Meeting between the Govt. of the DRC, the Govt. of Rwanda, and UNHCR on the Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees, 20-22 June 2026, Addis Ababa (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Poland sees new research and changes to policies on migrant integration (European Commission, July 2026) [text]

Resettlement and complementary pathways to Australia (Refugee Council of Australia, July 2026) [text]

"Trump's refugee policy: Only white South Africans welcome?," DW, 23 July 2026 [text]

Reports:

Forced returns, withdrawal of aid and cuts to resettlement leave refugees at greater risk (Refugee Council of Australia, June 2026) [access]

- Provides analyses of resettlement both globally and in Australia.

Voluntary repatriation in the 21st century: a legal and practical review for the voluntary return of refugees under international law, Dissertation (Univ. of Exeter, June 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (10 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Antagonistic Collaboration: Legal Advocates and Immigration Officers in the Dutch Asylum Procedure," Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, OnlineFirst, 1 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"European Public Support for EU’s Policy of Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees: Realistic and Symbolic Group Threats," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Is irregular migration responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?," World Development, vol. 207 (Nov. 2026) [open access]

"Mnemonic bordering: ‘Eastness’ and the politics of refugee recognition in Estonia," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Migration information campaigns as bureaucratic performances: governing through visibility," Comparative Migration Studies, 5 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"No Destination? Unveiling the Traces of the Future Among Young Asylum Seekers in 'Waithood'," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 6 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

- Focus on West Africans in Italy.

"The Stayers' Choice: Motivations for Voluntary Immobility in Wartime: A Comparative Case Study of Kosovo and Ukraine," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 3 (April 2026) [open access]

"Whiteness and the ‘not-so-other’: Ukrainian refugees’ media self-representation in the UK," European Journal of Communication, OnlineFirst, 21 July 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (6 Aug. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Ceuta migrant crossings: are calls for stronger border controls from 22 member states in line with EU law? (The Conversation, Aug. 2026) [text]

The Ceuta border incident shows how EU migration can be ‘weaponised’ – but overall levels are declining (The Conversation, Aug. 2026) [text]

The politics of safety in Europe’s asylum regime (RSC Blog, July 2026) [text]

The Spanish Supreme Court on Rejection at the Borders of Ceuta and Melilla: What About Human Rights at Sea? (EJIL: Talk Blog, July 2026) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Asylum statistics and the need for protection in Europe: Updated Factsheet (ECRE, July 2026) [text]

Country Reports (AIDA, July 2026)

- Updated profiles are available for Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Türkiye.

Overview of the Implementation of Safe Country Concepts, Situational Update, no. 27 (EU Agency for Asylum, July 2026) [text]

Journal articles (legal focus):

"Autocratic Tendencies, Parliamentary Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law: A Case Study of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024," Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, Latest Articles, 28 July 2026 [open access]

"El gato de Schrödinger en el Tribunal Supremo: la irregularidad regular del solicitante de asilo," Revista española de derecho administrativo, no. 247 (2026) [preprint]

- Focuses on Spain.

"Reconciling the tensions of the European deportation regime: how the law shapes compulsory mobility across borders," International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (Forthcoming) [open access]

- Includes a focus on France.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (23 July 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (23 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"How home gardening became a lifeline in Sudan’s besieged towns," The New Humanitarian, 29 July 2026 [text]

How USAID Cuts Are Creating the Security Crisis Washington Fears (Intl. Policy Digest, Aug. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Opaque, absurd, discretional, and irrational": The Constitutional Court of South Africa strikes down domestic provisions barring access to asylum (RLI Blog, Aug. 2026) [text]

Refugee camps explained: why South Africa has avoided them (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

SADC’s 2026 summit must tackle migration head-on (ISS Today, Aug. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Between Voice and Constraint: Refugee Leadership and Humanitarian Governance in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 4 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Cascading displacement in Ethiopia: drought stress, insecurity, and market pressures in the remaking of mobility, settlement, and land claims," Comparative Migration Studies, 31 July 2026 [open access]

"Countdown: Timespaces of Deadlines and Displacement," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 5 (July 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Burundi and Gambia.

"Household food insecurity among refugees: examining variations across different climatic contexts in Ugandan refugee settlements," Global Health Action, vol. 19, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Human Capital in a Fragile State: The Roles of Development Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Conflict, and Economic Conditions in Somalia," Frontiers in Environmental Economics, 29 July 2026 [open access]

Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

- Special Issue: on "Acteurs, Circulations et Matérialités en Afrique = Actors, Circulations, and Materialities in Africa."

"Kakuma Is Not Swahili for 'Nowhere': Narratives of the Host Community and the Meaning of a False Translation," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Les personnes déplacées internes, « parents pauvres de l’aide humanitaire »," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Cameroon.

"Rethinking humanitarianism: reflections from northern Kenya," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:20 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (21 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (Africa)

Opportunity:

Call for applications: Terms of Reference for Conducting the Study on the Development of a Specific Legal Framework for the Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa Due to Climate Change, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [info]

- Submission deadline is 31 August 2026.

Short pieces:

Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives but here’s what they still need (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

"El Niño puts Africa at risk of drought and floods," DW, 6 July 2026 [text]

- See also related IRC press release.

Reports & journal articles:

Building social cohesion through livelihood support in climate-related internal displacement settings: evidence from Zimbabwe and Mozambique, IDOS Policy Brief, no. 14 (German Institute of Development and Sustainability, 2026) [text via Econstar]

"Climate migration or climate immobility? Evidence from micro-level causal analysis of migration intentions in Nigeria," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 July 2026 [open access]

"Climate-Induced Displacement and Legal Protection Gaps: Rethinking Migration Governance for Sustainable Development in Somalia," Frontiers in Political Science, 26 July 2026 [open access]

"Defining Climate Displacement in Africa: Legal Implications in Light of the African Guiding Principles on the Human Rights of All Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"A systematic review of the impact of climate-related displacements on food and water security in Mozambique and Zimbabwe," Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, vol. 18, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (5 Aug. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1

Short pieces & reports:

Australia and Tuvalu’s Falepili Union was only half the answer (The Interpreter Blog, July 2026) [text]

El Niño Through a Displacement Lens: Risk Exposure, Mobility and Operational Implications (Danish Refugee Council, July 2026) [text]

*Global Research Prioritization and Action Plan on Health, Migration and Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Strengthening Research and Translating Research Priorities into Policy and Practice (WHO, Aug. 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Climate change-related migration and displacement: addressing the adaptation gap," The Lancet Planetary Health, vol. 10, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"Deterrence, Development, and Denial: Securitising Climate-Induced Mobility in the European Union," Contemporary European Politics, vol. 4, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

"Disaster in Slow Motion: Why Climate Displacement Tests International Legal Frameworks, and What to Do About It," Univ. of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, vol. 47, no. 4 (2026) [full-text]

"Environmental Displacement and the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities: A Systematic Review," Frontiers in Climate, 30 July 2026 [open access]

"Invasive alien species are drivers of human displacement: recommendations for a multilateral mitigation framework," Frontiers in Conservation Science, 25 June 2026 [open access]

"Refugees and climate-change-related migrants: A conceptual distinction," Socijalna ekologija, vol. 35, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Relocalisations climatiques et catégories terminologiques : au-delà des questions lexicales, quels enjeux pour les personnes concernées?," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

"Should We Abandon the Term ‘Climate Refugee’?," Grimshaw Review of International Affairs, vol. 2, no. 3 (2026) [open access]

"A sign of precarity or protection? Understanding the role of evacuations from disasters in international protection claims," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 22 July 2026 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (20 July 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports:

Charting the Crackdown: The misuse of crowd-control weapons in immigration enforcement protests across the United States, June 2025-June 2026 (Physicians for Human Rights & UC Berkeley Human Rights Center, July 2026) [access]

- See also related news release.

Debt and the Deportation Agenda: Immigration Fines under the Second Trump Administration ( NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic, Aug. 2026) [text]

How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy and the Roots of Trump-Era Nativism (Center for Migration Studies, May 2026) [text]

Improving Asylum at and Beyond the U.S. Border: The Case for a Fair and Effective Protection Framework with a Modern Border and Reception System (ACLU, July 2026) [access]

Slammed Doors: Use of Asylum Cooperative Agreements to Unlawfully Reject Asylum Cases (Human Rights First, July 2026) [access]

- See also related CGRS/NIPNLG Practice Advisory.

Journal articles:

Kentucky Law Journal, vol. 114, no. 4 (2025-2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Immigration Law in Kentucky and the United States: A Discussion on Current Changes in Immigrants’ Legal Landscape." 

"Mexican Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 16 July 2026 [text]

"Perceived threat drives support for coercive border enforcement against unauthorized crossings," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

"Persons Enough to Punish: Illegality, Deportability and the Hierarchy of Personhood in US Immigration," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 5 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

Saint Louis Univ. Law Journal, vol. 70, no. 4 (2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (4 Aug. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Beyond the Ruling: Where Temporary Protected Status Stands (USCRI, July 2026) [text]

Coming to the table together for food justice (Univ. of Buffalo, July 2026) [text]

Following Years of High Border Arrivals, the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Hits New Peak (MPI Commentary, July 2026) [text]

How the Alien Terrorist Removal Court Could Be Good for the U.S. Immigration System (Just Security, July 2026) [text]

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling Refugee and Asylum Programs (Brennan Center, July 2026) [text]

New Rule Aims to Send Affirmative Asylum Seekers to Court Without an Interview (The Asylumist Blog, July 2026) [text]

‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Haitians.

USA: UN experts condemn arbitrary terminations of more than 100 immigration judges (OHCHR, July 2026) [text]

"Why immigration remains strong for Trump among Republicans, according to a new AP-NORC poll," AP News, 2 Aug. 2026 [text]

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Resource:

ICE Flight Monitor Dashboard (Human Rights First, July 2026) [access]

- "An interactive digital tool that...offers a dynamic view of ICE Air flights tracked by the project, enabling users to visualize common routes, weekly patterns of shuffle and deportation flights, third country transfer flights, and track historical flight trends dating back to 2020." More info is available in the press release.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (20 July 2026)

Call for inputs: UNHCR's Handbook on Refugee Law Project

[Thanks to A Lambe for posting about this on the Forced Migration List!] 

Call for inputs for new UNHCR Handbook on Refugee Law – Volume on Criteria for Determining Refugee Status (posted 30 June 2026) [text]

"UNHCR has launched a multi-year project to update and consolidate its core interpretive framework on refugee protection. The project will integrate and expand the 1979 Handbook and the 14 Guidelines into a new Handbook on Refugee Law that, in three volumes, will cover refugee status criteria, the rights of refugees under international law, and standards for procedures and evidence in refugee status determination.

   In the context of the drafting of Volume 1 of the new UNHCR Handbook on Refugee Law, which will address the criteria for determining refugee status, UNHCR invites written inputs from interested stakeholders."

The Director of UNHCR’s Division of International Protection and Solutions described the new Handbook this way: "The new Handbook will reflect the latest developments in international law and doctrine and in the laws and jurisprudence of States and will benefit from input from a range of different stakeholders working with and for refugees. Its purpose is to promote greater coherence, legal certainty and fidelity to the Convention and regional refugee instruments across asylum systems by clarifying how the existing framework should be understood and applied today."

More details are provided in the call. Submissions must be received by 15 September 2026.

For background on the genesis of this project, see Geoff Gilbert's posts on the Univ. of Essex blog and on OpinioJuris' Symposium on the 1951 Refugee Convention at 75.

Links to the Handbook/Guidelines:

- Text of the Handbook in 8 languages: https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2019/123881

- Alternative link: If the English text is not displaying correctly via the a/m link, try this instead: https://www.unhcr.org/media/handbook-procedures-and-criteria-determining-refugee-status-under-1951-convention-and-1967

- Access to the 14 guidelines: https://www.refworld.org/search?order=desc&sm_document_source_name[]=UN%20High%20Commissioner%20for%20Refugees%20%28UNHCR%29&sm_document_subtype_name[]=Guidelines%20on%20International%20Protection&sort=score

- Alternative link: https://www.refworld.org/thematic-area/refugee-status-determination (select "Policy Documents" to view the guidelines)