Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunities:

Call for applications: Statelessness Essentials Course, Online, 15 June-15 September 2026 [info]

- More details about the course sessions are provided here. Register by 10 or 12 June 2026 (the registration form says the former, while ISI's May 2026 bulletin says the latter; I have emailed to request clarification!) 

Report launch: Understanding Statelessness in Australia, Melbourne, 18 June 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

"1 Year Later, Deported Bhutanese Refugees Feel the Psychological Toll of Statelessness," The Diplomat, 20 May 2026 [text]

The Conundrum of Ethnic Recognition and the Limits of Group-Based Citizenship Campaigning in Kenya (CSS Blog, May 2026) [text]

Stateless people in Romania: still waiting for recognition and rights (ENS Blog, May 2026) [text]

"Taiwan's Democratic Blind Spot: Statelessness and Legal Exclusion," The Diplomat, 22 May 2026 [text]

Why Germany needs a statelessness determination procedure (ENS Blog, May 2026) [text]

**See also ISI's Monthly Bulletin for more news, information & resources.

Reports & journal articles: 

Applying the statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (European Network on Statelessness, May 2026) [text]

Deprivation of Citizenship: Humanity, Equality, Democracy, Justice, Social Cohesion in the UK (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, June 2026) [text]

- See also related press release.

Exploring the Interface Between Birth Registration and Citizenship Determination: A Scoping Study in Seven Countries in Southern Africa (UNHCR & Vital Strategies, April 2026) [text]

Forced Migration, Statelessness, and Conflict in Africa: Legal Frameworks, Institutional Gaps, and Policy Pathways, Case Legal Studies Research Paper (Case Western Reserve Univ., Forthcoming) [text]

Guardianship, Nationality and Statelessness (European Network on Statelessness, May 2026) [text]

Melbourne Asia Review, no. 26 (2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Statelessness in Asia."

"Will I Always be British?" An investigation into the impact of UK citizenship-stripping policies on feelings of belonging, security and Britishness in migrant communities (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, June 2026) [text]

- See also related press release.

Resource:

Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness (Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness) [access]

- "[E]stablished to strengthen access to jurisprudence on nationality, statelessness, and related human rights issues. ...The database covers judgments that address statelessness directly, such as where the applicant is stateless or at risk of statelessness."

Related posts: 

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 May 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (6 May 2026)

Regional Focus: United States

Opportunity:

Webinar: The Changing Landscape of Immigration Law: Expanding Limits and Shrinking Protections, 5 June 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

The Administration’s Attack on I-730 Petitions (The Asylumist Blog, May 2026) [text]

Dangerous Speech in Disguise: The White House’s New “Aliens” Website Is Not a Joke (Just Security, June 2026) [text]

Democratic Republic of Congo: US Third-Country Deportations Amidst a Human Rights Crisis (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

DHS Quits Granting Green Cards—Almost Entirely (CATO At Liberty Blog, May 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Asylumist blog.

New ICE Arrest Statistics Shed Light on Who the Agency is Targeting in American Communities (Immigration Impact Blog, April 2026) [text]

New York Considers Measures to Rein in ICE (HRW, May 2026) [text]

"Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off from Jobs, Health Care and Housing," New York Times, 30 May 2026 [text]

- See also related post on Paul Krugman's Substack.

U.S. Department of State: The United States Rejects International Migration Review Forum (ImmProf Blog, May 2026) [text]

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

Reports:

Immigration Research: ICE Arrests and Enforcement (UCLA) [access]

- Follow link for a series of  analytical briefs that "document disproportionate impacts on Latinos and rising arrests among Asians, revealing how politics, race, and state policies shape enforcement practices. Together, they provide evidence of bias and raise urgent questions about equity, justice, and democracy in the United States."

Particular Social Groups in Review: A Bright Future, Research Paper, no. 2026-14 (Belmont Univ. College of Law, May 2026) [text]

Restoring Credibility and Humanity: A New Framework for Immigration Enforcement (American Immigration Council, May 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Attacked as 'De Facto Amnesty,' U.S. Temporary Protected Status is Abruptly Eroded," Migration Information Source, 28 May 2026 [text]

"Brazilian Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 14 May 2026 [text]

Idaho Law Review, vol. 61, no. 3 (2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Immigration Law and the Shifting Border of American Federalism."

"The Immigration Habeas Deluge: Adjudicating Mass Government Torts," Indiana Law Journal, vol. 102 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 77, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Law, Belonging, and Exclusion: The Dual Role of Immigration and Citizenship Law."

SMU Law Review, vol. 79, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Immigration and the Constitution: Evolving Doctrines and Emerging Conflicts."

"Still about race: white supremacy, immigration politics and Trumpism," Race & Class, OnlineFirst, 21 April 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Supreme Court (Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times Podcast Series, season 2) [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (7 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (7 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Short pieces:

Can smugglers be rescuers? (RLI Blog, April 2026) [text]

Libya: Western forces shut down clandestine boat factory but migrant flows reroute eastward (InfoMigrants, May 2026) [text]

Statement of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, International Migration Review Forum (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

Crimes at Sea and the Jurisdiction Problem: Why Maritime Criminal Accountability Fails Migrants and Refugees, School of Law Working Paper (Univ. of Ghana, May 2026) [text]

Evidence from the Atlantic Route: Migrant smuggling and risks on journeys to the Canary Islands (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2026) [text]

*A Review of Existing Research on Smuggling of Migrants (UNODC, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Autonomy of migrant smuggling: legal absurdities in the criminalisation of family reunification and solidarity with asylum seekers," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

- "Based on a socio-legal analysis of over a hundred court rulings in Finland."

"Decriminalizing Migrant Smuggling," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 39, no. 3 (Spring 2025) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Forced migration and human trafficking: survivors’ narratives of strength and survival upon first arrival in Germany," International Journal for Equity in Health, 25:125 (May 2026) [open access]

"Twenty-Five years on: anti-trafficking, shifting policy regimes and failure," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Southeast Asia.

"The U Visa at 25: Legislative Missteps, Bureaucratic Neglect, and Geographic Roulette," NYU Law Review Online (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

- Focuses on the US.

"Who is Smuggler? Contradictory Positions and Unsettled Roles in Smuggling Assemblage on the Balkan Route," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 3 (July 2026) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (6 April 2026)

New Book Titles

Please visit my Forced Migration Library blog for a two-part posting of new book titles. Part 1 highlights new books and legal texts due out in June 2026, while Part 2 lists additional May 2026 titles and open access books.

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (29 May 2026)

This is a round-up of open access materials produced by authors based in the Global South (GS) and other geographic areas that are less well-represented in the domain of scholarly forced migration literature. Generally, articles are included if either the lead author or at least half of the co-authors are based in the GS. These references are organized by type of open access. Note that the OA items herein were previously referenced on either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 1 May 2026.

Authors of the OA materials listed below are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

Diamond OA:

"Crimigración: un análisis feminista del encarcelamiento de jóvenes mexicanos indocumentados en Estados Unidos de América," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 17 (2026)

- Author = Mexico

"Redefining Belonging: South Africa’s 2024 White Paper Reshapes Asylum Policy," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) 

- Author = South Africa/US

"Teoría y praxis de la regularización de migrantes: un esquema y un caso para su comprensión dinámica y crítica," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, no. 34 (2026)

- Author = Argentina

"Vernacular Memoryscapes and Heritage in Displacement-Affected Communities of Benue State, Nigeria," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-print, 24 April 2026

- Author = Nigeria

"Vulnerable Human Rights in Cyberspace: A Multi-case Study of Ugandan Refugees’ Digital Risks," Online Media and Global Communication, vol. 5, no. 1 (2026)

- Authors (2) = China

"Waiting for Years and Feeling Stuck: The Burdens of Navigating the Asylum System in Contemporary South Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) 

- Author = South Africa

Gold OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.

"Building a Community of Experts in Health and Migration in the East and Horn of Africa Region to Address Challenges Connected to Forced Migration," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026)

- Authors (8) = Austria (3, incl. lead), Uganda (2), Djibouti (1), Egypt (1), UK (1)

- APC = CHF 1800

"Investigating Supply Chain Barriers in Humanitarian Aid Delivery: A Case Study of Refugee Camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:14 (May 2026) 

- Authors (2) = Ethiopia

- APC = USD 1990

"Maternal Outcomes and Access to Maternal Healthcare Services among Migrant, Refugees and Forced Displaced Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review," International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, vol. 10 (June 2026)

- Authors (12) = Tunisia/Spain (2, incl. lead), UK (2), Denmark (1), Tunisia (4), Spain/Sweden (1), Morocco (1), Spain (1)

- APC = USD 2990

"The Meaning of Work for Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil: Job Crafting as a Strategy for Inclusion and Professional Development," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 5 (May 2026)

- Authors (7) = Brazil (6, incl. lead), Portugal (1)

- APC = CHF 1800

"Mental Health and Quality of Life of Migrants in Transit through the Darién Gap: A Cross-sectional Assessment in Panama," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026)

- Authors (12) = Netherlands/Panama/US (lead), US (5), US/Panama (2), Panama (2), Mexico/US (1), Spain (1)

- APC = USD 3100

"Mental Well-being among Syrian Refugee Workers in Lebanon: A Multidimensional Approach," Journal of Global Health, vol. 16 (2026)

- Authors (8) = Lebanon

- PC = GBP 2965

"Navigating Access Barriers: Strategies for Syrian Refugees Confronting Healthcare Challenges in Jordan - A qualitative approach," PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0006136 (May 2026)

- Authors (5) = Spain (2, incl. lead), Palestine (2), Jordan (1)

- APC = USD 2596

"Neglected Tropical Diseases Elimination Activities in South Sudan’s Largest Refugee Camp: Lessons from 2 Years of Work," International Health, vol. 18, no. 3 (May 2026)

- Authors (8) = South Sudan (5, incl. lead), UK (2), US (1)

- APC = GBP 2205

"Physical Integrity and Bioefficacy of Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets 18 Months after Use among Central African Republic Refugees in Gado-Badzere, a High Malaria Burden Camp in Cameroon," Parasite Epidemiology and Control, vol. 33 (May 2026)

- Authors (9) = Cameroon (6, incl. lead), Benin (3)

- APC = USD 1800

"The Rohingya Crisis and Geopolitical Tensions Driving the Failure of Humanitarian Governance and Legal Accountability among Refugees in Bangladesh," Geopsychiatry, vol. 3 (June 2026)

- Author = Bangladesh

- APC = USD 2630

"Structural Vulnerability and Maternal Health: Qualitative Insights into the Three Delays Faced by Undocumented Migrant Women in Tunisia," SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, vol. 9 (June 2026)

- Authors (12) = Tunisia/Spain (2, incl. lead), UK (3), Tunisia (4), Spain/Sweden (1), Spain/Morocco (1), Spain (1)

- APC = USD 2200

"Unplanned Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use in Humanitarian Settings: The Case of Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 25 April 2026

- Authors (4) = Lebanon (lead), Saudi Arabia (1), Jordan (1), Lebanon/Egypt (1)

- APC = USD 3390

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs. Transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover hybrid APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.

"Counting the Costs of War: A Holistic, Multi-level Assessment of the Impact of Conflict on Sudan," African Security Review, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2025

- Authors (4) = Qatar

- APC = USD 3565

"Disability and Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: Vulnerabilities and Victim-Survivors’ Experiences," Journal of Human Trafficking, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2026

- Authors (4) = Australia (lead), Indonesia (1), Philippines (1), Thailand (1)

- APC = USD 3565

"Educating and Guiding Young Minds: Sociocultural Contributions of Older African Refugees Living in Calgary, Canada," Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, FirstView, 4 May 2026

- Authors (7) = Canada/Nigeria (lead), US (1), Germany (1), Germany/Nigeria (1), Nigeria (1), Nigeria/Lithuania (1), Canada (1) 

- APC = USD 3655

"Governing Legibility: Recognition, Protection, and Mental Health Among LGBTIQ+ Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom and Lebanon," Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Latest Articles, 18 April 2026

- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon (1)

- APC = USD 3090

"The Hidden Structure of Support: The Role of Vertical Bonding Ties for Refugees," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026

- Authors (2) = China (lead), UK (1)

- APC = USD 3390

"Liminal Deportations: The Politics of Third-country Deportation in the Americas," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 13 May 2026

- Authors (2) = Argentina (lead), Netherlands (1)

- APC = USD 4720

"Navigating Desperation: The Struggles and Aspirations of Pakistani Asylum Seekers in Italy," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Latest Articles, 15 April 2026

- Authors (2) = Italy (lead), Malaysia (1)

- APC = USD 3230

"Prevalence and Predictors of Domestic Violence among Rohingya Refugee and Neighboring Host Communities in Bangladesh," Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026

- Authors (7) = Bangladesh (6, incl. lead), UK (1)

- APC = USD 3230

"Quiet Catastrophes: Navigating Climate-induced Displacement and Marginality in Urban Mongolia," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026)

- Authors (3) = UK (2, incl. lead), Mongolia (1)

- APC = EUR 4150

"Situated Agency in Precarious Labor: Intersectional Insights from Women in Lebanon’s Informal Economy," Gender in Management, EarlyCite, 4 May 2026

- Authors (2) = Qatar

- APC = USD 4351

"(Un)rooted Elsewhere: Palestinians and the Making of a Diaspora in the Arab Gulf," British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Latest Articles, 20 April 2026

- Author = Qatar

- APC = USD 3565

Books/Book chapters:

"Survive the Journey Only to Succumb to International Refugee Law," Chapter in Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialized Boundaries (Oxford Univ. Press, April 2026)

- Author = UAE

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) 

- Five articles focus variously on South Africa's asylum policy and Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, as well as rural-urban youth migration and irregular migration in Ethiopia. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

Related post:

- Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Short pieces:

There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

UNHCR: Reaffirming protection for LGBTIQ+ refugees (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"'Already emancipated'? Queer refugee women in the Netherlands, dirty labor and the paradox of respectability," Chapter in Feminist and Queer Imaginaries of Hope in a Turbulent Era (Edward Elgar, April 2026) [open access]

"Frozen Identity: How Rigid Conceptions of Sexuality Endanger Lesbian Asylum Claims," Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, vol. 21, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Governing Legibility: Recognition, Protection, and Mental Health Among LGBTIQ+ Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom and Lebanon," Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Latest Articles, 18 April 2026 [open access]

"Migrations LGBT+ vers la France : appropriations et négociations des catégories migratoires," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95 (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

"Queer refugees in times of Dutch homonationalism, the dangerous straight male refugee and the limits of safety," Politics, Groups, and Identities, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Restrictive Immigration: The Reduction of Support Provisions for Vulnerable Asylum Seekers, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 93 (April 2026) [text]

- "The paper builds on contemporary literature of queer migration and Nordic asylum models, with a particular focus on Denmark."

"'Working the Pages': Entrepreneurship Strategies of Venezuelan Trans Women Refugees Who Enter Sex Work in Brazil During COVID-19," Gender, Work & Organization, Early View, 29 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (27 March 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Refugees and Citizens in Twentieth-Century East Central Europe: An Unlikely Refuge? (Central European University Press, May 2026) [open access]

- "Visited by violence and wars, border changes and political instability, authoritarian and totalitarian regimes as well as ethnic conflict, cleansing, and genocide, East-Central Europe in the twentieth century seemed an unlikely place of protection for refugees. This volume challenges this widespread view and explores a variety of forms of refugee protection, humanitarianism, and refugee agency in settings beyond the perceived stability of “Western” liberal democracies. Analyzing Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia over the twentieth century, the contributors provide a multi-faceted picture of refugee reception and aid, or its absence, across very different political regimes."

Journal articles:

"'The blonde girl of Moria': racialized humanitarianism and refugee deservingness in German media," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 26 May 2026 [open access]

"An Endogenous ‘Refugee Crisis’: Exploring Frame Drain and Emerging Conflicts in Migration Politics," JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Early View, 21 May 2026 [open access]

"Fair play? Hostile environments and everyday immigration ethics," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 25 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Multilevel governance and local housing innovations for refugees: Implementation of three municipal pilot initiatives in France, Spain, and Sweden," Cities, vol. 175 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

"Opening the Box of Quitting Volunteering in Refugee Aid Organizations," VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, vol. 26, no. 6 (Dec. 2025) [full-text via Erasmus Univ. IR]

- Focuses on The Netherlands.

"Reconfiguring European Union Migration Governance: From Technocratic Policy Harmonisation to Transactional Diplomacy Under the 2024 Pact on Migration and Asylum," JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Early View, 17 May 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Access denied: Undocumented migrants across Europe missing out on healthcare services (InfoMigrants, May 2026) [text]

Council of Europe foreign ministers adopt political declaration on the ECHR and migration (COE, May 2026) [text]

- Includes link to text of Chișinău Declaration. See also related Amnesty International comment.

Falls in net migration, small boat arrivals and asylum claims as just under one-in-five in the UK are foreign born (Migration Observatory, May 2026) [text]

- See also related expert comment.

"State of Play of Pact Implementation," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 28 May 2026 [text]

- *See also related EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy blog post.

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

Reports:

Between War and Return: Scenarios for the Future of Ukraine and Its Refugees (Clingendael, April 2026) [text]

Country Report (AIDA, May 2026)

- Updated profile available for Hungary.

Framing Effects on Public Support for Undocumented Immigrant Regularization, GLO Discussion Paper, no. 1758 (Global Labor Organization, 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

National implementation of EU hidden safeguards for irregular migrants, PRIME Research Paper (European University Institute, May 2026) [text]

- See also related MPC Blog post.

UNHCR’s Recommendations for the Multiannual Financial Framework, 2028-2034 (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (14 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Building a Community of Experts in Health and Migration in the East and Horn of Africa Region to Address Challenges Connected to Forced Migration," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"Investigating supply chain barriers in humanitarian aid delivery: a case study of refugee camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:14 (May 2026) [open access]

"Neglected tropical diseases elimination activities in South Sudan’s largest refugee camp: lessons from 2 years of work," International Health, vol. 18, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"Physical integrity and bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets 18 months after use among Central African Republic refugees in Gado-Badzere, a high malaria burden camp in Cameroon," Parasite Epidemiology and Control, vol. 33 (May 2026) [open access]

"Vernacular Memoryscapes and Heritage in Displacement-Affected Communities of Benue State, Nigeria," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-print, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Death, distrust, and desperation: The unending saga of Sudanese refugees trapped in northern Niger," The New Humanitarian, 25 May 2026 [text]

Kenya: Security Versus Protection? (Immigration Detention Monitor, April 2026) [text]

New Research Partnership to Promote Peace and Co-operation in Border Areas in Africa (LERRN, May 2026) [text]

South Africa: New Waves of Xenophobic Attacks (HRW, May 2026) [text]

"Sudanese authorities carry out deportations and abuse of South Sudanese," The New Humanitarian, 14 May 2026 [text]

UN Human Rights project transforms refugee camps into communities (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Kenya.

Reports:

Enhanced Protection and Solutions for Refugees through Inclusion in Chad’s National Digital Identity System (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Enhanced Protection and Solutions for Refugees through Inclusion in Ethiopia’s National Digital ID Program (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

Missing Migrants on the Eastern Southern Africa Route: Characteristics, risks and recommendations (IOM, May 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

The political impact of refugees in Africa (CGIAR, 2025) [text]

Protection and Assistance Services Along the Western Africa Atlantic Route: Availability and Gaps (UNHCR & ICVA, May 2026) [text]

- See also info on a "new online dashboard to map protection and assistance services available ‎to refugees and migrants along key routes, starting with the Western Africa Atlantic Route."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (6 May 2026)

Opportunities: Even More May & June 2026

Call for applications: European Climate Mobility Justice Academy, 17 August-11 September 2026 [info]

- Apply by 31 May 2026.

Seminar: From making the 'Refugee City' to being ethnically cleansed from it?, Online, 3 June 2026 [info]

*Call for registration: 4th JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement, Bangkok/Online, 4-6 June 2026 [info]

- Note: An online component was just made available. No deadline indicated.

Book talk: Refugee Voices in Modern Global History: Reckoning with Refugeedom, Oxford, 10 June 2026 [info]

Call for applications: Statelessness Essentials Course, Online, 15 June-15 September 2026 [info]

Book launch: Where is internal displacement within migration research? Launching the Oxford University Press Handbook of Internal Displacement, Oxford/Online, 18 June 2026 [info]

Event: World Refugee Day 2026, 20 June 2026 [info]

- Focuses on "the right to seek safety."

Call for applications: International Online School in Forced Migration, 22-26 June 2026 [info]

- "Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and close once capacity (around 50 participants per School) is reached.

Call for registration: Migration and Mobilities Research Network (MMRN) Annual Conference 2026: Migration, Mobilities, and the Politics of Hostility and Hospitality, Edinburgh, 23 June 2026 [info]

CFP: Conflict and Health [info]

- Contributions sought for special collection on "Climate Change and Conflict." Submission deadline is 

29 June 2026.

Call for applications: Editorial College Members, Migration Politics Journal [info]

- Apply by 30 June 2026.

CFP: 2026 Evidence to Policy Symposium Advancing Refugee Economic Inclusion in East Africa [info]

- Submission deadline is 30 June 2026.

CFP: REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana [info]

- Contributions sought for a dossier on "Reconfigurations and Continuities of Migratory Corridors in Latin America in Post-COVID Times and in the Era of Trump 2." Submit manuscripts in English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish by 30 June 2026.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Opportunities: More May 2026 & New June 2026

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"'Considering Him Not as a Prisoner, but as a Refugee': The Categorisation of French Refugees in Jamaica during the Time of the Haitian Revolution and the Revolutionary Wars," Itinerario, FirstView, 21 May 2026 [open access]

"How Immigration Crackdowns and Aid Cuts Are Reshaping Migration Across Central America," Migration Information Source, 20 May 2026 [text]

"Liminal deportations: the politics of third-country deportation in the Americas," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 13 May 2026 [open access]

"Manufacturing Migrants: How Historical Identity Construction and Bureaucratic Tools Enable Anti- Immigration Politics in the Dominican Republic," Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

"Mental health and quality of life of migrants in transit through the Darién gap: A cross-sectional assessment in Panama," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now? (World of Migration Podcast Series, May 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

CFP: REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana [info]

- Contributions sought for a dossier on "Reconfigurations and Continuities of Migratory Corridors in Latin America in Post-COVID Times and in the Era of Trump 2." Submit manuscripts in English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish by 30 June 2026.

Short pieces:

Belice impulsa consultas para reforzar la protección de las personas refugiadas (ACNUR, Mayo 2026) [text]

Desplazamiento interno por violencia afectó a más de 423.000 personas en Honduras (ACNUR, Abril 2026) [text]

"On the Pacific coast, a perilous reverse migration route surges, only to disappear," The New Humanitarian, 28 April 2026 [text]

‘One Law for All’: Sentencing, deportation and Canadian penal populism (Border Criminologies Blog, May 2026) [text]

Safe Haven in the South: Brazil’s Refugee Policy and Response to Venezuelan Migration (International Relations Review Commentary, April 2026) [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

Reports:

“Casting Us Aside to Die”: Cuban and Other Third-Country Nationals Deported from the US to Mexico (Human Rights Watch, May 2026) [access]

Estrategia regional de localización en las Américas (ACNUR, Abril 2026) [text]

Preparing for the Shift: Reintegration Challenges in Northern Central America Amidst a Changing Migration Landscape (Univ. of Notre Dame, April 2026) [text]

- See also related news article and study focusing on reintegration in Guatemala. 

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 April 2026)

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (27 April 2026)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Does 'Undeserving' Last Forever?," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 19 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the "consequences of refugee exclusion under Article 1F(a) of the Refugee Convention for individuals associated with core international crimes (CICs)... ."

"The forensic evaluation of torture in asylum seekers: international literature comparison and inter-rater agreement analysis," Legal Medicine, vol. 83 (May 2026) [open access]

"Quantitative Data and Methods for Comparative Immigration Law," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Forthcoming) [preprint]

- See also earlier related working paper.

"Survive the Journey Only to Succumb to International Refugee Law," Chapter in Chapter in Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialized Boundaries (Oxford Univ. Press, April 2026) [open access]

- See also related OpinioJuris post.

"Temporary protection in Turkey and Colombia: state interests, entangled migration realities, policy diffusion and the global erosion of refugee protection standards," Comparative Migration Studies, 21 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Displacement in a Changing World: Global Dialogue Across Campus and Continents, April-May 2026 [access]

- First part of a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of the refugee convention, each focusing on refugee protection in a different region.

The gap between temporary refuge and asylum: How international refugee law entrenches crisis, 28 April 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1 (26 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Conference: The Refugee Convention at 75: Perspectives Within and Beyond, Oslo, 22-23 June 2026 [info]

- Note: While registration details for the overall conference are not yet available, the plenary keynotes and roundtable have been opened up to the public to attend.

Short pieces:

75 years of lives changed (UNHCR, April 2026) [access]

- "Throughout 2026, a series of national, regional and global dialogues will ask a fundamental question: how can the international protection system respond more effectively to the realities of displacement today?" See also related announcement.

Blog Forum: Safe Third Country (Externalizing Asylum, April 2026) [access]

- The contributions can be accessed via the a/m link for via the editorial.

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: movement, mass displacement and maintaining family links (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, April 2026) [text]

Enforced disappearances: universal responses to a worldwide phenomenon (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Note: See also the blog authors' recent open access book on enforced disappearances.

Reports: 

Call for input for thematic report on international humanitarian law challenges for internally displaced persons (OHCHR, April 2026) [access]

- The call is now closed; the inputs received are available via the a/m link.

International Protection Considerations with Regard to Asylum-Seekers from the Syrian Arab Republic (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice in the context of refugee and migrant movements (UNHCR, International Maritime Organization & International Chamber of Shipping, May 2026) [access]

- Updated version. Available in multiple languages. See also related press release.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1 (9 April 2026) 

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2 (9 April 2026)