14 January 2026

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Joint statement: EU states must not backtrack on refugee resettlement commitments (ECRE et al., Jan. 2026) [text]

USCIS Announces Launch of Refugee Re-Examination Initiative in Minnesota (AILA, Jan. 2026) [text]
- Note: This initiative is called "Operation PARRIS (Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening)"; see also related Practice Alert.

Reports: 

Area-based approach durable solutions toolkit: Operational guidance document (IMPACT Initiatives & Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related event.

What is refugee resettlement? (International Rescue Committee, Jan. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on Europe.

Journal articles:

"Drivers of Return Plans Among Ukrainian War Refugees in Czechia: Challenging Common Assumptions and Refining the Theory," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"'I simply cannot live like a guest forever…': the limits of solidarity in the private hosting of Ukrainian refugees in Berlin," Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, Latest Articles, 26 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"'The library experience goes far beyond books': Latin American women’s narratives of transcultural embedding and social integration through using public libraries in Helsinki," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"'Partial returns': displacement, mobility, and translocal connections in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 13 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Rebuilding Lives Beyond Traditional Destinations: Dispersal Placement and Typologies in U.S. Refugee Resettlement," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 2 Jan. 2026 [abstract]
- A related dissertation will become available as of 28 April 2027.

"Refugee Housing Access Through Urban Studies and Strategic Digital City Context," Urban Science, vol. 10, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]
- Focuses on Brazil.

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 8 Jan. 2026 [text]

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