Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Venezuelan Migrants — What You Need to Know (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

- See also a related statement from UNHCR, IOM & UNICEF and commentary from The Hill and Human Rights Watch.

Biden administration further expands Temporary Protected Status to cover Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ukraine (Pew Fact Tank, Oct. 2022) [text]

- Note: Ethiopia was also just designated for TPS.

Media messages that humanize outgroups don’t combat prejudice, new BYU study finds (Brigham Young Univ., Oct. 2022) [text]

Public Records Requests Uncover Details About Flights of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Record-Breaking Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border Overlook the Bigger Story (MPI Commentary, Oct. 2022) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

"Top CDC scientist said COVID-era health policy used to expel migrants unfairly stigmatized them," CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Amid Record Venezuelan Arrivals, Biden Administration Embraces Border Expulsions Policy," Migration Information Source, 27 Oct. 2022 [text]

Backgrounder: European Migrant Reception Center Models (Women's Refugee Commission, Oct. 2022) [text]

- "With the United States government exploring the use of reception centers to process migrants at the US-Mexico border, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) examines asylum processing in Europe to identify crucial lessons for US policymakers considering the introduction of European-style reception centers in the distinct regional context of the Western Hemisphere."

Judge-by-Judge Asylum Decisions in Immigration Courts, FY 2017-2022 (TRAC, Oct. 2022) [access]

Pretense of Protection: Biden Administration and Congress Should Avoid Exacerbating Expedited Removal Deficiencies (Human Rights First, Aug. 2022) [text]

Taking Migration Seriously: Real Solutions to Complex Challenges at the Border (Center for American Progress, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Volunteering in humanitarian non-governmental organizations: Reflective solidarity and inclusion work as mechanisms of social transformation," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (11 Oct. 2022)