20 April 2023

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:
 
Tragedies, not accidents: Tougher Canadian and U.S. border policies will cost more lives (The Conversation, April 2023) [text]

"Trilateral Joint Statement," High-level Trilateral Meeting between Colombia, Panama and the United States, Panama City, 11 April 2023 [text]
- More info is provided in this transcript of a subsequent US Dept. of State telephonic press conference. See also related VOA article.

"Why narratives around migration in Latin America need to change," The New Humanitarian, 18 April 2023 [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications (several of which are referenced in this post!). 

Reports & journal articles:

2022 Refugee Claim Data and IRB Member Recognition Rates (Refugee Law Lab, March 2023) [access]
- Focuses on Canada.

"El Cambio de los Patrones y Políticas Migratorios en las Américas," Migration Information Source, 11 April 2023 [access]
- Follow link to access the article in Spanish and English.

"Concurrent Displacements: Return, Waiting for Asylum, and Internal Displacement in Northern Mexico," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 11, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

"Crisis provoca emigración récord desde Nicaragua, superando los niveles de la Guerra Fría," Migration Information Source, 19 April 2023 [text]
- Follow link to access the article in Spanish and English.

A cry for justice: 5 years of oppression and resistance in Nicaragua (Amnesty International, April 2023) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

"Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization, cases, and deaths of citizens and displaced Venezuelans in Colombia: Complementary comprehensive and safety-net systems under Colombia’s constitutional commitment," PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282786 (March 2023) [open access]

"The So-Called Stateless: Firm Resettlement, African Immigrants, and Human Rights Violations in Mexico," Public Interest Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 1 (Winter 2023) [full-text]

Sobreviviendo al Darién: La travesía de refugiados y migrantes por la selva – Movimientos mixtos a través del Darién (UNHCR, April 2023) [text]
- See also related IOM news story.

Peru Localization Strategy (UNHCR, April 2023) [text]

Technical Note: Regional Migration Governance in the Americas (OAS, April 2023) [text]

Resource:

Refugee Law Lab Portal (York Univ.) [access]
- "Presents legal analytics about Canadian refugee decisions using data compiled from the Federal Court and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)." See also related news release.

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