Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (U.S/Mexico/NTCA)

Event:

Centroamérica: Violencias y Migración Forzada, Aguascalientes, Mexico, 27 February 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

"Briefing: The Fallout of US Migration Policies in Mexico and Central America," The New Humanitarian, 11 Feb. 2020 [text]

Confronting Internal Forced Displacement in El Salvador (NACLA, Feb. 2020) [text]

"Death of Ugandan Shows Risks for African Asylum Seekers in Mexico," The New Humanitarian, 3 Feb. 2020 [text]

MPP Has Created a Refugee Camp in Mexico - Why Aren’t We Treating It Like One? (Niskanen Center Commentary, Feb. 2020) [text]

"'Scared for my life': Why More Indians are Joining Migrants on Risky Journey to Reach the US," The Guardian, 3 Feb. 2020 [text]

The "Virtual Wall": Mexico, Part 1 (Just Security Blog, Feb. 2020) [text]

Reports:

Between Walls: Asylum Seekers under the Migrant Protection Protocols (Coalicion Pro Defensa del Migrante & American Friends Service Committee, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also Spanish version.

Deported to Danger: United States Deportation Policies Expose Salvadorans to Death and Abuse (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 2020) [text]
- See also related HRW comment.

No Way Out: The Humanitarian Crisis for Migrants and Asylum Seekers Trapped between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (Médecins Sans Frontières, Feb. 2020) [text]
- See also Spanish version and related Guardian article.

Resource:

Delivered to Danger (Human Rights First) [access]
-  Database that tracks "kidnappings, attacks and other violence against asylum seekers under the administration’s cruel and illegal Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the 'Remain in Mexico' policy." Note: HRF has published two recent reports (Dec. 2019 & Jan. 2020) documenting violence against asylum seekers as a result of U.S. policies.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (13 Feb. 2020)