Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

10 takeaways on how regional processing centers should change the future of migration (Niskanen Center, May 2023) [text]

Claims backlog strands growing numbers of asylum-seekers in southern Mexico (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

I study migrants traveling through Mexico to the US, and saw how they follow news of dangers – but are not deterred (The Conversation, June 2023) [text]

"Mexico plans to launch an asylum processing app next week," CNN, 1 June 2023 [text]

Regularization and integration are key to addressing human mobility in the Americas (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

- Focuses on Venezuelans.

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

Reports & journal articles:

XXVII Conferencia Regional sobre Migración. Presidencia pro-témpore de El Salvador 2022: "Que la migración sea una opción y no una obligación," 2 Dec. 2022 [text]

Assessment of Key Datasets & Web Portals for Immediate Research Opportunities in Colombia (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

Betting on Legality: Latin American and Caribbean Responses to the Venezuelan Displacement Crisis (Migration Policy Institute, May 2023) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and Spanish.

Electoral Effects of Integrating Forced Migrants: Evidence from a Southern Country, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 16171 (Institute of Labor Economics, May 2023) [text]

- Focuses on Venezuelans in Colombia.

Haiti: Humanitarian impact of gang violence (ACAPS, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Halfway to the U.S: A report from Honduras on migration (Washington Office on Latin America, June 2023) [text]

"In Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about Language and Identity," Migration Information Source, 6 June 2023 [text]

Migration Narratives in Northern Central America: How Competing Stories Shape Policy and Public Opinion in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (Migration Policy Institute, June 2023) [access]

- Follow link for report in English and executive summary in Spanish.

"Shared Responsibility: Building a Pathway to Justice for Missing Migrants and Their Families," Harvard International Law Journal Online, May 2023 [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (23 May 2023)