21 April 2021

Regional Focus: Americas

Opportunity:

Webinar: Causas Globales del Desplazamiento Forzado Interno, 28 April 2021 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Border Criminologies Blog (April 2021) 
- Additional posts in the themed blog series on "immigration and border control in South and Central America" cover the humanitarian crisis in northern Chile, reception issues in northern Chile, Central Americans transiting through Mexico, and the application of the ICRMW to the Venezuelan exodus.

Network of Academic institutions ramp up support for refugees in Latin America (UNHCR, April 2021) [text]

"No easy solutions for tackling the Central American roots of the migration crisis," The New Humanitarian, 21 April 2021 [text]

Relocations in Brazil offer dignity and hope to thousands of Venezuelans: Joint UNHCR/IOM Press Release (April 2021) [text]

Status for all: Pathways to permanent residency in Canada need to include every migrant (The Conversation, April 2021) [text]

"In northern Mexico, aid efforts struggle to keep pace with soaring migration needs," The New Humanitarian, 14 April 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Colombia Internacional
, no. 106 (April/June 2021) [open access
- Themed issue on "Pensar las migraciones en clave política: gobernabilidad y democrácia frente a la movilidad humana," with five articles in Spanish, one in English and one in Portuguese that address migration law and policy issues in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

"La [des]protección de los derechos humanos en contextos de movilidad humana en Chile: expulsiones administrativas y solicitudes de protección internacional," Anuario de Derechos Humanos, vol. 16, no. 2 (2020) [open access]

Diagnóstico de monitoreo de flujos y seguimiento a la movilidad: Mendoza, Misiones y Jujuy - Argentina (IOM, March 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Laying the Foundation for Regional Cooperation: Migration Policy & Institutional Capacity in Mexico and Central America (Migration Policy Institute, April 2021) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

"Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel and Other Qualitative Factors in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010)," Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 37, no. 1 (2021) [open access

Multimedia:

Building Effective Migration Management Capacity in Mexico and Central America, 15 April 2021 [access]
- Follow link for audio recordings.

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