05 October 2020

Thematic Focus: Solutions

US update:

Once again, the Trump administration plans to reduce the total number of refugees that will be admitted to the US in FY21 to yet another new low, or 15,000. Moreover, despite the release of a State Dept. statement on the administration's intentions, this ABC News article points out that "President Donald Trump has not yet signed a new executive order on admissions and officially set a new cap, so all refugees that were already approved for processing will now be left in limbo overseas." For commentary and more information about resettlement in the US, see the following:

Bipartisan Group of Former U.S. Refugee Resettlement Leaders Urge Support for Admissions (Niskanen Center Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

"Chaos and Confusion: Impacts of the Trump Administration Executive Orders on the US Refugee Resettlement System," Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, vol. 44, no. 4 (2020) [ResearchGate]

How the Trump Administration’s Refugee Policies Harm Our Iraqi Wartime Allies (Human Rights First, Oct. 2020) [text]

New Historic-Low Refugee Admissions Target Makes a Mockery of Our Nation’s History as a Beacon of Freedom for Those Fleeing Persecution (Center for American Progress, Oct. 2020) [text]

On Research and Scorecards (ISIM Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

Recommendations to Rebuild and Strengthen the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2020) [text]

Restoring the United States’ Refugee Resettlement Program (Niskanen Center, Sept. 2020) [text]

"The Trump Administration Already Made Huge Refugee Cuts. It’s Making More," Vox, 1 Oct. 2020 [text]

The Weak Case against Refugee Resettlement (Niskanen Center Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

Blog posts & press:

Calling it "Migration," State Dept. Blacks Out Refugee Data (Immigration Law Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

Community Sponsorship, the Pact and the Compact: Towards Protection Principles (Asile Project Forum, Sept. 2020) [text]

"Murder, Media Frenzy, and Poor Refugee Integration in Cyprus," The New Humanitarian, 29 Sept. 2020 [text]

The Pact and Refugee Resettlement: Lessons from Australia and Canada (Asile Project Forum, Sept. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Facilitating Durable Solutions in Somalia: Experiences from Midnimo-I and the Application of Human Security (UN-HABITAT, Oct. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Global Refugee Resettlement: Selected Issues and Questions (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2020) [text]

Overcoming Barriers to Social Inclusion in Nordic Cities through Policy and Planning (Nordregio, 2020) [text]

The Return Dynamics of Refugees and IDPs in the Provinces of Bujumbura, Cibitoke and Muyinga (International Refugee Rights Initiative, Sept. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for English summary and full report in French.

"Safety Among Newly Resettled Refugees in the USA," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 3 Oct. 2020 [open access]

Social and Solidarity Economy for the Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Experiences from Three European Cities (UNRISD, Oct. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

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