10 February 2026

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Americas)

Short pieces & reports:

Orientaciones para la preparación ante el cierre o interrupción de servicios y programas de protección de la niñez y adolescencia (Child Protection Area of ​​Responsibility, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Venezuela.

UN experts alarmed by child rights violations in USA immigration procedures (OHCHR, Jan. 2026) [text]
- See also related UN News story.

Journal articles:

"Families on the move – Latin American perspectives," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [free full-text]
- Introduction to forthcoming special issue.

"Framing child refugee deaths across water borders: media narratives of Alan Kurdi and Valeria Martínez-Ramírez in Turkey and Mexico," Comparative Migration Studies, 2 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Health status and living conditions of north-bound migrant minors in Mexico at place of origin and during the migration journey: A cross-sectional, mixed-methods study," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

"Is there a right to family reunification for refugees in Latin America?," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Motherhood on the move: new evidence of vulnerability for central American mothers migrating with children," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"'They See It in My Eyes': How Undocumented Mothers Experience and Transmit Immigration-Related Far," Affilia, 23 Jan. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

"Traveling Together, Traveling Alone: Experiences of Violence and Danger for Migrating Children and Families in the US–Mexico Borderlands," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

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