News: Two EXCOM Conclusions

Refworld has posted the following texts of the two Conclusions on International Protection adopted at the 77th session of EXCOM: 

First, an updated version of the Executive Committee Conclusion on Refugees with Disabilities and Other Persons with Disabilities Protected and Assisted by UNHCR, which was originally adopted in 2010.

Second, the first EXCOM Conclusion to focus on education. Some background on the development of this Conclusion is provided by ICVA and the Rapporteur of the Executive Committee at the 95th meeting of the Standing Committee (2026).

A complete listing of previously adopted Conclusions is available on Refworld here.

Related post:

- News: EXCOM 2026 Wrap-up (20 Oct. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Education

Reports:

The Changing Funding Landscape for Education in Emergencies: Navigating shifts in international financing (Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, Sept. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Pathways to the future: Education, opportunity and self-reliance (UNHCR, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related press release and InfoMigrants post.

Journal articles:

"Are some displaced students ‘more displaced’ than others? Institutional categorisation, inequalities and migration governance in higher education," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 29 Sept. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

"Asylum in the Gallery: Language Education for Unhoused Migrants," Journal of Museum Education, Latest Articles, 2 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Creative Pathways to Belonging? Reviewing a Decade of Research on Socially Engaged Arts Education Initiatives for Refugees in Europe," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 29 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Educational Transitions of Ukrainian Refugee Adolescents in Poland: Co-Agency in Transnational Families," Family Relations, Early View, 11 Oct. 2026 [open access]

Gifted and Talented International, vol. 41, no. 1 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Gifted and Displaced." The editorial is freely available and one article is open access. Note: The second issue in this volume will continue this theme; two of the forthcoming articles that have already been posted online are open access and are included in this round-up.

"The hidden challenges of return migration: Linguistic and academic re-adaptation of Syrian students to the Arabic Education System," PLoS One 21(10): e0361042 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

"Internal and International Migration of Scholars in Times of Conflict: The Case of Ukraine, 2009-2022," Population and Development Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

"Navigating the constraints and aspirations of gifted Palestinian refugees in Lebanon," Gifted and Talented International, Latest Articles, 12 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Unlocking the power of education: understanding the value and challenges of education for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children," Globalisation, Societies and Education, Latest Articles, 3 Oct. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Untapped potential: Gifted and talented youth in the displacement context," Gifted and Talented International, Latest Articles, 20 Oct. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (18 Sept. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

Architecture of containment: How the EU Pact entrenches harms in Bosnia detention centre (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

EU ‘Deportation Regulation’: a massive expansion of immigration detention (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

- First post in a 2-part series.

India: Renewed Scrutiny of Arbitrary Immigration Detention, Persistent Reports of Abuse, and Failure to Take Responsibility (Immigration Detention Monitor, Sept. 2026) [text]

Planning for Detention and Deportation (The Asylumist Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

United States: ICE’s Removal of Information about Detainees from Public Database Spurs Accusations of Enforced Disappearances (Immigration Detention Monitor, Oct. 2026) [text]

- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports & journal articles:

"Children’s health before, during, and after parental/caregiver immigration detention in the United States: findings from a cross-sectional survey," The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, vol. 65 (Jan. 2027) [open access]

"Cooking Back: A Conversation on Food, Power, and Detention," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 1 Oct. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

"Make It Easier, Not More Complex: Employee Views on Immigration Detention Decision-Making in Canada," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 6 (Nov. 2026) [open access]

Mandatory Detention During Removal Proceedings: Circuit Split (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2026) [text]

"The right to life and mandatory detention of asylum seekers: rethinking suicide under Article 6 of the ICCPR," Human Rights Law Review, vol. 26, no. 4 (Dec. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

Unannounced Inspection of ICE’s Florida Soft-Sided Facility ("Alligator Alcatraz") in Ochopee, Florida (US Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, Sept. 2026) [text]

- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (16 Sept. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 2 (United States) (16 Sept. 2026)

 

News: EXCOM 2026 Wrap-up

The 77th session of UNHCR's Executive Committee took place last week, from 12-16 October 2026. Video of the keynotes and the general debate have been posted on the session's web page. Also available are:

- the opening and closing statements of the High Commissioner;

- statements presented by delegations during the general debate (note that not all are available);

- remarks by the *Assistant High Commissioners for Protection and Operations;

- delegation statements during the consideration of reports relating to international protection;

- NGO statements are available on ICVA's web site

Visit the web page for the 77th session to view all other remarks, regional updates and meeting-related documentation. 

*Information about the HC's senior executive team is available here.

Related post:

- News: EXCOM 2026 (13 Oct. 2026)

Admin: Fall Break

This blog will be quiet for a short October break. Posts will resume early next week.

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

President Trump Cut Legal Immigrant Entries 2.7 Times More Than Illegal Entries (CATO At Liberty Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

Third-Country Deportees Are in Danger and Need Our Help (The Asylumist Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

US migration externalization scheme mires over 35 other states, triggering cascade of human rights violations including torture: Human Rights Experts (OHCHR, Sept. 2026) [text]

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

Reports:

76 Ways Mass Deportation is Breaking Our Democracy: A Record of the Damage and a Plan to Rebuild Our Immigration System (ACLU, Oct. 2026) [access]

Architecture of Cruelty: Third Country Removal Agreements and the Second Trump Administration (UC Berkeley, Oct. 2026) [access]

- "The U.S. has built 'deliberate' and 'systematic' new procedures for deporting immigrants to 35 foreign nations, often putting the immigrants in danger while sidestepping U.S. law, according to a report published...by the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Investigations Lab. The system has evolved rapidly since the start of 2025, the report says, with the Trump administration striking previously unknown agreements to pay countries tens of millions of dollars to accept refugees and migrants who have been living in the U.S. Other countries have been threatened with the loss of aid if they refuse." Accompanying the report are a digital dashboard, timeline and reading room.

Citizenship and Immigration Statuses of the U.S. Foreign-Born Population (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2026) [text]

Expedited Removal of Aliens: An Introduction (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2026) [text]

Temporary Protected Status: History and Issues for Congress (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2026) [text]

- See also related fact sheet for TPS terminations 2025-26.

“We had whistles, they had guns”: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE (Amnesty International, Sept. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Ambiguous Legal Status: Immigrants’ Shared Precarity Under an Unpredictable Enforcement Environment," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026) [open access]

"Deportation Judges: Executive Capture of the Immigration Courts," Yale Law Journal Forum, vol. 136 (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"From Counterterrorism to Immigration Enforcement: 25 Years On, Post-9/11 U.S. Changes Have Been Repointed," Migration Information Source, 24 Sept. 2026 [text]

"Immigration Law and Policy in Our Multiracial Democracy," University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 174 (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Liminality by Design: Executive Reversals, CBP One and Access to Asylum at the Mexico-US Border," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026) [open access]

"Le revers de la protection humanitaire : l’illégalisation des statuts migratoires précaires aux États-Unis," IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026) [open access]

"Welcome to the Trump Administration’s Board of Immigration Appeals. The Immigrant Always Loses," Yale Law Journal Forum, vol. 136 (Sept. 2026) [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (17 Sept. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Reports: 

Beyond Short-Term Aid: Financing Durable Solutions for Displaced Afghans (Norwegian Refugee Council, Aug. 2026) [text]

- See also related ADSP report.

A future U.S. refugee program will center states’ interests and leadership (Niskanen Center, Sept. 2026) [text]

Global Refugee Resettlement: Background and Selected Issues (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2026) [text]

Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for FY27 (AILA, Oct. 2026) [text]

- "Memorandum for DOS, DHS, and HHS secretaries with the presidential determination of the admission of up to 17,500 refugees in FY27. Admissions will be primarily allocated to Afrikaners." See also related Data for Progress blog post.

UK Resettlement Scheme reopening and new refugee sponsorship routes (UK House of Commons Library, Oct. 2026) [text]

Unlocking Zambia’s Potential as a Model for Refugee Integration in Southern Africa (Refugees International, Oct. 2026) [text]

U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in FY2025 and FY2026 (US Congressional Research Service, July 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Choosing a Future: Resettlement Intentions in the Post-Invasion Era among Ukrainian Refugees in Europe," Transnational Mobilities, vol. 4 (Dec. 2026) [open access]

"Pathways and challenges of sport for social integration of refugees: a narrative review," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 30 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Responding Together: Volunteering and Community Resilience in the Reception of Ukrainian Refugees," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 36, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2026) [open access]

"Uninstitutionalized regional integration: a comparative analysis of migration governance and migrant integration in the Organization of Turkic States," Comparative Migration Studies, 7 Oct. 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (1 Sept. 2026)

 

Updated Tips for Finding News & Events

The two following "research tip" posts have been updated:

- Finding New Events & Opportunities

- News Sources

News: EXCOM 2026

The 77th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (EXCOM) is taking place this week in Geneva, from 12-16 October 2026. View the discussions via livestream or video recordings posted on the session page. 

Here is the High Commissioner's opening statement and a related news story.

For an estimated schedule, provisional agenda, meeting information, statements from the general debate, selected documents, regional updates, details on side events, as well as access to the livestream, visit the EXCOM 2026 web pages in English and French.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps become increasingly vulnerable to landslides (PreventionWeb, Sept. 2026) [text]

Durable Solutions Under Climate Stress: Why Recurrent Drought Continues to Undermine Displacement Solutions in the Horn of Africa (RID Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

More Than a Roof: Promises, Practices, and the Realities of Project HARSHAM in Wayanad, India (RID Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

More than Just Housing: Human-rights-based Planned Relocation Lessons from El Bosque, Mexico (RID Blog, Oct. 2026) [text]

New book: Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU (EU Law Analysis, Oct. 2026) [text]

*Protecting States, Not People: What the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Couldn’t Say About Climate Displacement and Mobility (Völkerrechtsblog, Oct. 2026) [text]

Subsidiary Protection: Is It the Silver Bullet to Addressing the Plight of Climate Refugees? (Völkerrechtsblog, Sept. 2026) [text]

Symposium on Climate (Im)Mobility and the African Court’s Climate Advisory Opinion: An Introduction (OpinioJuris, Sept. 2026) [access]

- Links are provided to the nine posts in the symposium.

Reports:

Australian toolkit on international protection in the context of climate change and disasters (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2026) [access]

- Note: A webinar scheduled for 21 October 2026 will provide more info on the toolkit; follow the link for details. *See also related LSJ post.

Building Climate Resilience with Displaced Communities: Progress on Climate Adaptation from the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (Refugees International, Sept. 2026) [text]

Climate Mobility, Rights and Resilience in Africa: CMARN–IOM Policy Briefs Special Collection (IOM & Climate Mobility Africa Research Network, 2026) [access]

- Available in English and French. Note: View this LinkedIn post for info on webinars that will be held on 29 October 2026 to discuss the findings.

Global Recommendations on Nationality and Statelessness in the Context of Climate Change (McMullin Centre on Statelessness & UNHCR, Sept. 2026) [access]

- See also related news release.

High-Level Policy Dialogue on Mobility, Environment and Climate Change in the East and Horn of Africa (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2026) [text]

Migration from Burkina Faso to northern Côte d’Ivoire in the context of climate change (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"The Enduring Effects of Disaster Displacement: Psychological Harm and International Protection," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 10 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Layered intervention design for culturally inclusive disaster management for migrants and refugees: a systematic review," Journal of Disaster Science and Management, 2:23 (Oct. 2026) [open access]

"Projecting Population Size and Structure in Conflict Settings for Humanitarian Response and Disaster Preparedness: Insights from Haiti, Mozambique, and Sudan," Population and Development Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

Could a Super El Niño Displace Millions from Their Homes? (Changing Climate, Changing Migration Podcast Series, Sept. 2026) [access]

- Earlier episodes are available here.

Could climate pressure unlock regional action in Lake Chad Basin?, 10 Sept. 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (17 Sept. 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Argentina’s Evolution on Migration: From Inherent Right to Inherent Threat (Immigration Detention Monitor, Aug. 2026) [text]

High Commissioner's remarks at the Senate of the Republic of Mexico commemorating 75 years of the Refugee Convention (UNHCR, Sept. 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Law professor Idil Atak investigates what expanded border control policies mean for everyday lives (Toronto Metropolitan Univ., Sept. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

He’s been in Canada for 27 years. Now a former refugee faces deportation over trips back home (The Conversation, Sept. 2026) [text]

New IOM Data: Nearly 1.5 Million Displaced in Haiti as Hurricane Risks Mount (IOM, Sept. 2026) [text]

“They Will Kill Me”: Haitian Deportees from U.S. Face Fear, Uncertainty (Just Security, Sept. 2026) [text]

- See also related HRW news report.

Reports:

Left in Limbo: Emerging Challenges for Third Country Nationals Forcibly Transferred by the United States to Costa Rica (Refugees International & Global Strategic Litigation Council, Oct. 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Reporte de medio año del Marco Integral Regional para la Protección y Soluciones (MIRPS) 2026 (ACNUR, Sept. 2026) [text]

Strengthening peaceful coexistence, community integration and institutional response to cross-border communities in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica affected by human mobility, EvO/2026/07 (UNHCR, July 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and the management's response.

Journal articles:

"Humanitarian governance as an arena: (In)formal coordination and localised humanitarian action in Cúcuta, Colombia," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:25 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

"Humanitarismo desde abajo: valores, prácticas y límites de un modelo de ayuda. El caso de los albergues católicos de Puebla, México," Migraciones, Latest Articles, 23 Feb. 2026 [open access]

IdeAs: Idées d'Amériques, no. 28 (2026) [open access]

- Features a special dossier on "Aux marges du droit d’asile : statuts migratoires liminaires et précarité juridique entre les États-Unis et le Mexique." 

Migraciones, no. 65 (2026) [open access]

- Features a "sección monográfica: La encuesta como herramienta para el estudio del fenómeno migratorio en América Latina."

Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science, vol. 27, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Migration and Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Lexicon = Migración y movilidad en América Latina y el Caribe: un léxico." Articles are available in both English and Spanish.

"Respondent-Driven Sampling as a Tool for Studying Migrants in Need of International Protection: New Evidence from Costa Rica," Population and Development Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (Sept 2026) [open access]

"Returning to Colombia: The Category of Émigré in the Consolidation of Republican Regimes during the Age of Revolutions," Itinerario, vol. 50, spec. issue no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Same as it ever was: the 'voice' and 'exit' patterns of Central American returnees," Comparative Migration Studies, 24 Sept. 2026 [open access]

"Supporting Without Steering: The Role of International Actors in Colombia's Policy on Venezuelan Displacement," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 6 (Nov. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (9 Sept. 2026)