Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Regional & Canada:

Reports & articles:

Annual Report of the Regional Comprehensive Protection & Solutions Framework (MIRPS) (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Countries covered include Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama.

Are Refugees More Likely to Leave Initial Destinations Than Economic Immigrants? Recent Evidence from Canadian Longitudinal Administrative Data (Statistics Canada, Jan. 2020) [text]

CCR Proposed Model for Refugee Determination (Canadian Council for Refugees, Jan. 2020) [text]

"Policing Canada's Refugee System: A Critical Analysis of the Canada Border Services Agency," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 9 Dec. 2019 [ResearchGate]

Principios Interamericanos sobre los Derechos Humanos de Todas las Personas Migrantes, Refugiadas, Apátridas y Víctimas de la Trata de Dersonas (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

An Uneven Welcome: Latin American and Caribbean Responses to Venezuelan and Nicaraguan Migration (Migration Policy Institute, Feb. 2020) [text]
- "This report examines how 11 countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay—are responding to the mass outflows." See also Spanish version and related Webinar recording, also in Spanish.

Resource:

Latin America & the Caribbean Migration Portal (Migration Policy Institute) [access]
- "[T]he first comprehensive online resource for data, research and analysis on regional immigration policy and migration trends. The portal features a selection of authoritative reports by international organizations, governments, researchers, civil society and others; key immigration statistics; laws and regulations relating to migration policy; and original commentary by leading experts."

Venezuelans:

Brazil's Humane Refugee Policies: Good Ideas can Travel North (The Conversation, Feb. 2020) [text]

In Search of Safety: Peru Turns Its Back on People Fleeing Venezuela (Amnesty International, Feb. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for report in English, French and Spanish.

UNHCR Welcomes Colombia’s Decision to Regularize Stay of Venezuelans in the Country (UNHCR, Feb. 2020) [text]

Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees on the Move: Drivers and Reported Dangers, 4Mi Snapshot (Mixed Migration Centre, Jan. 2020) [text]

"Venezuelan Migrants Face Rising Xenophobia in Latin America," The New Humanitarian, 13 Feb. 2020 [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 Jan. 2020)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Venezuelans) (27 Jan. 2020)