Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Catatumbo, Colombia: 100,000 displaced after a year of brutal conflict (NRC, Jan. 2026) [text]

CEJIL Boletín (Jan. 2026) [text]

- "Resumen anual 2025 - Políticas migratorias, fronteras y caminos." 

El Salvador: ACNUR apoya el fortalecimiento de la respuesta ante emergencias con el lanzamiento del Sistema Logístico de Asistencia Humanitaria (SILAH) (ACNUR, Enero 2026) [text]

IOM Praises Brazil for Welcoming and Supporting Migrants (IOM, Jan. 2026) [text]

Venezuela after Maduro: mixed migration implications of a sudden regime rupture (Mixed Migration Centre, Jan. 2026) [access]

- Available in English & Spanish. See also related TNH article and Univ. of Oxford feature.

Venezuela in Exile: Refugee Stories (USCRI, Jan. 2026) [text]

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

Reports & book chapters: 

Document forgery and identity theft in the context of irregular migration in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

“Introduction,” The Borders of America: Migration, Control, and Resistance Across Latin America and the Caribbean (Duke Univ. Press, Feb. 2026) [access]

Panorama de Desplazamiento Interno Forzado en Honduras, Enero-Septiembre 2025 (Norwegian Refugee Council, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

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.

"Governance Through Uncertainty and the Making of Mixed-Status Venezuelan Families in Chile and Colombia," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 21 Jan. 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]

"Pushed into Precarity: Costa Rican Anti-Asylum Decrees and Nicaraguan Migrant Labor," Journal of International Service (Fall 2025) [open access]

"Understanding Transit Migration Through the Push-Pull Plus Framework: Evidence from Casa del Migrante, Honduras," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (13 Jan. 2026) 

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2

Reports:

Alianza estratégica entre MINTRAB y ACNUR para fortalecer el trabajo inclusivo de personas refugiadas, guatemaltecas y población vulnerable (ACNUR, Dec. 2024) [access]

- Follow link to access four labor inclusion guides that focus on different population groups in Guatemala, including people on the move.

Análisis exploratorio de la contribución fiscal y económica de la migración venezolana en Perú (IOM, Dec. 2024) [text]

- A related news story is available in English.

Costa Rica: Why is it important to include refugees to enhance development?, Links to Development Factsheet (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Nicaraguans.

Immigration and the macroeconomy in the second Trump administration (Brookings, Dec. 2024) [text]

Immigration as a solution to healthcare workforce shortages (Niskanen Center, Dec. 2024) [text] 

- Focuses on the US.

The Labor Market Impact of Forced Displacement: Jobs in Host Communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Uganda (World Bank, Dec. 2024) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Technical Report, 2023 (Govt. of Canada, Dec. 2024) [text]

- "The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) is a comprehensive source of data that plays a key role in the understanding of the economic behaviour of immigrants. It is the only annual Canadian dataset that allows users to study the characteristics of immigrants to Canada at the time of admission and their economic outcomes and regional (inter-provincial) mobility over a time span of more than 40 years."

Work permits for refugees as social protection during polycrises: Evidence from refugees in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic, WIDER Working Paper, no. 83 (UNU WIDER, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (30 Dec. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

UNHCR and NANSEN Study Day on Statelessness, Brussels, 19 December 2024 [info]

Webinar: Statelessness Remedies, 21 January 2025 [info]

- Focuses on the UK. Organized by ILPA.

Short pieces:

70th Anniversary of the Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (UNHCR, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Serbia.

Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Immigrants (Just Security Blog, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US. See also related post on The Conversation.

Launch of the Global Statelessness Fund (ISI, Dec. 2024) [text]

A life-changing experience: reflecting on the "Statelessness in Scotland” workshop in Edinburgh (ENS Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world," AP News, 29 Nov. 2024 [text]

UNHCR applauds Turkmenistan for resolving statelessness (UNHCR, Nov. 2024) [text]

UNHCR, EU pledge continued support as thousands of returning South Sudanese refugees receive ID cards (UNHCR, Nov. 2024) [text]

Multimedia:

Citizens of Nowhere: Statelessness and the quest to belong, 21 Nov. 2024 [access]

Conférence sur l’apatridie, Paris, 5 Dec. 2024 [access]

Taller sobre Derecho a la Nacionalidad y ciudadanía legal en Uruguay, Montevideo, 19 Nov. 2024 [access]

- See also related UNHCR news story.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (20 Nov. 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (20 Nov. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The economic impacts of the Syrian refugee migration on Jordan: A trade perspective (Let's Talk Development, Oct. 2024) [text]

Errors Mar Report That Claims Mass Deportation Cuts the Debt (CATO at Liberty Blog, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

For many Venezuelan migrants in the US, working all hours means hope for a life back home (The Conversation, Oct. 2024) [text]

Getting financial service providers “refugee-ready”: four lessons from Uganda (UNHCR Blog, Oct. 2024) [text]

New Hope: Ethiopia's Bold Move Grants Refugees the Right to Work (World Bank, Nov. 2024) [text]

Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home (The Conversation, Oct. 2024) [text]

Shining a spotlight on Nicaraguans’ poverty and wellbeing in Costa Rica (UNHCR Blog, Oct. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Economic Participation and the Global Cost of International Assistance in support of Refugee Subsistence Needs (UNHCR & World Bank, Nov. 2024) [text]

- See also related blog post. This resource page provides more background information on this endeavor as well as links to related reports.

Explainer: Immigrants and the U.S. Economy (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2024) [text]

The livelihoods of urban internally displaced persons (IDPs): time to meet in the middle? (ODI, Sept. 2024) [text]

The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains (Economic Policy Institute, Oct. 2024) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (14 Oct. 2024)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Los caminos de migrantes que pasan por México: análisis desde la Teoría de Grafos," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 14 (2023) [open access]

"A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers," Discourse & Communication, OnlineFirst, 8 March 2023 [open access]

"Crisis Prompts Record Emigration from Nicaragua, Surpassing Cold War Era," Migration Information Source, 7 March 2023 [text]

"The Experiences of Black African and Haitian Migrants Forced to Remain in Mexico Due to Restrictive U.S. and Mexican Immigration Policies," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 11, no. 1 (Feb. 2023) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 83.

"Forced Migration, Integration, and Solidarity. Experiences of Nicaraguan ‘Autoconvocados’ in Costa Rica during COVID-19,"  Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 11, no. 1 (Feb. 2023) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 46.

Revista de investigación economía&sociedad, no. 103 (Marzo 2023) [full-text]

- Features a sub-section on "Migración venezolana: reformas, servicios públicos y xenofobia." 

Temas de Coyuntura, no. 86 (2022) [open access]

- Focuses on Venezuelan migrants.

"Venezuelan migration in Northern Brazil: a system dynamics approach for the internalization program," Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 17 March 2023 [open access]

"The Work, Economic, and Remittance Stress and Distress of the COVID-19 Pandemic Containment Policies: The Case of Venezuelan Migrants in Argentina and Chile," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 4 (Feb. 2023) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (20 March 2023)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Seminar: Migrants, Refugees, and Displacement Crises, Online, 18 January 2023 [info]

- "We will draw on the Venezuelan displacement crisis and how neighboring countries have reacted, and how this has affected regionalism. Through a comparative lens, we will also parallel Venezuelan displacement with so-called ‘immigration crises’ in Europe."

Blog posts & press:

North American Leaders Must Look Beyond Their Border to Manage Regional Migration (WRMC Council, Jan. 2023) [text]

UNHCR welcomes new legislation to address internal displacement in Honduras (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

With a fifth of the world’s forcibly displaced in the Americas, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for urgent solutions (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Central America: Complex crises and migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (ACAPS, Jan. 2023) [text]

Declaration of North America (DNA), 10 January 2023 [text]

- See section on "Migration and Development." See also related USAID page on the "Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection."

Encuesta a Mexicanos Desplazados y Solicitante de Asilo en Ciudad Juárez (ENMEDESA-2022) (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte et al., Nov. 2022) [text]

- See also related news article.

International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing Nicaragua (UNHCR, Jan. 2023) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

Lineamientos de respuesta en transporte humanitario para la atención a población refugiada y migrante 2023 (GIFMM & R4V, Jan. 2023) [text]

Manual para la orientación legal a personas solicitantes de la condición de refugiado, refugiadas reconocidas y migrantes en Perú (GIFMM, R4V & UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

Returning to Venezuela: Drivers, expectations, and intentions (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (15 Dec. 2022)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

Australia’s special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

"Costa Rica prepares plan to regularize status of 200,000 mostly Nicaraguan migrants," Reuters, 10 Aug. 2022 [text]

Emerging from COVID, the US Refugee Resettlement Program Enters a Critical Phase (CMS, Aug. 2022) [text]

The experiences of forced migrants in the US and Ireland shows the need for more humane and sustainable refugee and asylum policies (USAPP Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

"Homes for Ukraine: Quarter of refugee sponsors do not want to carry on," BBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Is Poland’s smooth reception of Ukrainian refugees heading for trouble?," The New Humanitarian, 4 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Refugee resettlement: Pledges kept and unkept," The New Humanitarian, 5 Aug. 2022 [text]

- Scroll down for the latest on resettlement in the US.

*Time to treat Afghan allies with same respect as those fleeing Ukraine (The Hill, Aug. 2022) [text]

See also ASILE's forum on "EU Temporary Protection Responses to the  Ukraine War and the Future of the EU Asylum System" for additional related posts.

Reports & journal articles:

Canadian Immigration Policy and the Russo-Ukraine War, Research Paper, no. 15:23 (Univ. of Calgary, Aug. 2022) [text]

- See also related CBC News article.

CESifo Forum, vol. 23, no. 4 (2022) [full-text]

- Issue includes a focus on "How Can Europe Handle the Ukrainian Refugee Challenge?"

*Dignity in Repatriation: What does it mean for UNHCR?, RLI Working Paper, no. 63 (Refugee Law Initiative, Aug. 2022) [text]

Evaluation of UNHCR’s Repatriation Programmes and Activities 2015–2021, ES/2022/04 (UNHCR, May 2022) [text]

- "The evaluation conducted in-depth case studies in six countries, including three countries of origin (Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR) and Colombia) and three countries of asylum (Iran, Republic of Congo (RoC) and Tanzania)."

"Public policy towards immigrants in Poland’s shrinking cities: The case study of the city of Lomza," International Migration, Early View, 2 Aug. 2022 [open access]

Social Cohesion in Europe Literature Review (British Council & COMPAS, March 2022) [text]

Social Cohesion in Türkiye: Programming Model and Guide (UNHCR, Aug. 2022) [text]

Solutions, UN Doc. No. EC/73/SC/CRP.13, 84th Meeting of the EXCOM Standing Committee, 24 June 2022 [text]

- See also related remarks.

Voices of Syrians: Resettled Refugees in Ireland (IOM & Govt. of Ireland, Aug. 2022) [text]

- See also related Irish Times article.

Warm Welcomes, Lurking Tensions: Important Lessons from the Global South for Countries Hosting Refugees from Ukraine (World Vision, Aug. 2022) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (28 July 2022)

Regional Focus: Americas

Blog posts & press:

Annual Statistical Report: Experience from the Americas (UNHCR Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Canada’s Role as a Champion Country for the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration (RLI Blog, March 2022) [text]

"From conflict victim in Colombia to persona non grata in Chile," The New Humanitarian, 3 March 2022 [text]

Mobility and confinement: The construction of a humanitarian border in Mexico (NCHS Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Number of displaced Nicaraguans in Costa Rica doubles in less than a year (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Limeños y arequipeños ante la diáspora venezolana: representaciones estéticas y de comportamiento," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021) [full-text]

- Focuses on Peru.

"Metáforas, representación discursiva y migración venezolana en el Perú: hacia un análisis crítico-cognitivo del discurso de la prensa escrita peruana," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021) [full-text]

"Participation as Confrontation: Resistance Within and Outside the Mesas de Participación Established for IDPs in Colombia," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 4 March 2022 [open access]

"Procesos de deportación de haitianos en Estados Unidos y República Dominicana," Revista Población y Desarrollo: Argonatuas y Caminantes, vol.17 (2021) [open access]

Reports: 

Assistance needed and received by refugees and migrants in Mexico (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Asylum and Internal Displacement: The Intertwining of Migrations in Colombia, RID Working Paper, no. 19 (Researching Internal Displacement, March 2022) [text]

- See also Spanish version.

Case for Support: Multi-country office in Panama (Belize, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, and southern Caribbean) (UNHCR, Feb. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Costa Rica Country Report (Refugee Response Index, July 2021) [text]

COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable - Community perceptions from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations (IFRC, March 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Follow link for summary and full report.

Impacts of displacement: Conflict and Violence in Quibdó and Caucasia, Colombia (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, March 2022) [text]

Life out of the Shadows: Impacts of Amnesties in the Lives of Refugees, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9928 (World Bank, Feb. 2022) [text]

- Focuses on Venezuelans in Colombia. See also related article.

Safety risks and dangerous locations reported by refugees and migrants in Mexico (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Socioeconomic backgrounds of refugees and migrants surveyed in Colombia and Peru (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Multimedia:

UNHCR and the European Union launch 360-degree interactive film on Venezuelan displacement in Ecuador (UNHCR, March 2022) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (14 Feb. 2022)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts:

Complementary resettlement for refugees (Refugee Pathways, Dec. 2021) [text]

Refugees live in destitution in Indonesia: Years of limbo and suffering leads refugees to protests for many weeks now for resettlement (RCOA, Jan. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Integración desigual en México: Brechas y retos para la integración de inmigrantes centroamericanos en los inicios del siglo XXI (Grupo de Trabajo de Centro y Norteamérica sobre Migración, Nov. 2021) [text]

Local Solutions for Refugees: Key considerations (ICVA & UNHCR, Dec. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

"About but not Without: Recently Arrived Refugees’ Understanding of and Expectations for Integration within a Local Policy Context in the Netherlands," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 10 Jan. 2022 [open access]

"Does refugee inflow affect urban crime? Evidence from the U.S. Indochinese refugee resettlement," Southern Economic Journal, vol. 88, no. 3 (Jan. 2022) [free full-text]

"Healing the wounds of xenophobia after the COVID 19 pandemic: Integration initiatives led by forced migrants from Nicaragua in Costa Rica," Latin America Policy Journal, vol. 10 (Spring 2021) [full-text]

International Journal of Learner Diversity and Identities, vol. 28, no. 2 (Dec. 2021) [full-text]

- Special issue on "Addressing Issues of Refugee Integration: Insights from the 'Curing the Limbo' Project." Focuses on Greece.

"Mechanisms underlying the mental health impact of family separation on resettled refugees," Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 55, no. 7 (2021) [free full-text]

- Focuses on Australia.

"El patrocinio de refugiados: una revisión sistemática descriptiva," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 63 (2021) [open access]

"Recognizing and Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Violence Among Resettled Refugees," Current Trauma Reports, vol. 7, no. 4 (Dec. 2021) [free full-text]

"States and Refugee Integration: a Comparative Analysis of France, Germany, and Switzerland," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 7 Jan. 2022 [open access]

"U.S. Refugee Resettlement is in Ruins—It Is Our Duty to Rebuild It," Journal of General Internal Medicine, Latest Articles, 14 Jan. 2022 [free full-text]

Multimedia:

Refugee Policy in the Biden Administration, 23 April 2021 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (7 Jan. 2022)

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (7 Jan. 2022)

Regional Focus: Americas

Blog posts & press:

"Mexico saw refugee, asylum claims almost double in 2021," AP News, 3 Jan. 2022 [text]

Migration in Latin America: Explainer (Chatham House, Oct. 2021) [text]

Refugee family found safety and stability in Mexico. Next step: citizenship (UNHCR, Jan. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Access to information for Venezuelan refugees and migrants: Before and during the journey (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2021) [text]

How to migrate north: Factors behind Central American refugees’ and migrants’ decisions in Mexico (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2021) [text]

“It’s Very Hard to Have Rights”: The Impact of COVID-19 on Refugee and Migrant Communities in Tijuana (Espacio Migrante & Haitian Bridge Alliance, Dec. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

"Experiences of Nicaraguan Political Refugees in Costa Rica," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 10, no. 1 (2021) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 22.

"Movilidad humana y COVID-19: violaciones de derechos humanos por el cierre de fronteras en Brasil," FORO: Revista de Derecho, no. 37 (2022) [open access]

"News Frames in the Context of a Substantial Increase in Migration: Differences Between Media Platforms and Immigrants’ Nationality," International Journal of Communication, vol. 15 (2021) [open access]

- Focuses on Chile.

"Non-Governmental Organizations in Tijuana, Mexico Serving Deported Migrants from the United States," Frontera Norte, vol. 33 (2021) [open access]

"Vaccines for all? A rapid scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine access for Venezuelan migrants in Latin America," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 4 (2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

Crisis Humanitaria de Migrantes y Refugiados en Venezuela, 1 Dec. 2021 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (16 Dec. 2021) 

Regional Focus: Americas

Blog posts & press:

*IDB and UNHCR join efforts to address forced displacement crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNHCR, Dec. 2021) [text]

*"Mexico Seeing Spike in Asylum Applications as Migrants Seek Alternative to Settling in U.S.," Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2021 [text]

Migration Insecurity in the Táchira (Venezuela) - Norte De Santander (Colombia) Border (Border Criminologies Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

North American Leaders Summit: Toward Regional Cooperation on Migration (WRMC News, Nov. 2021) [text]

- See also related 

Northern Triangle Migration Root Causes Strategy Requires the Right Blend of Sticks and Carrots (Lawfare Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for a regional mechanism to deal with unprecedented displacement in Mexico and Central America (UNHCR, Dec. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Charting a new regional course of action: the complex motivations and costs of Central American migration (MPI, WFP & MIT, Nov. 2021) [access]

- Follow link for report, executive summaries in English and Spanish, and a link to data visualizations on MIT's web site.

"Costa Rica Has Welcoming Policies for Migrants, but Nicaraguans Face Subtle Barriers," Migration Information Source, 5 Nov. 2021 [text]

An Exploration of the Root Causes of Forced Migration to the Southern Border (Hope Border Institute, Nov. 2021) [text]

Grandes movimientos de migrantes altamente vulnerables en las Américas provenientes del Caribe, Latinoamérica y otras regiones: Destinos en tránsito (IOM, Oct. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

*La huella visual y la voz: silencios y ruidos de la documentación mediática y audiovisual del desplazamiento forzado en Guerrero, México, Working Paper, no. 2 (Researching Internal Displacement, Nov. 2021) [text]

Impactos de la COVID-19 en personas refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela: Personas desalojadas, trabajadoras sexuales y pueblos indígenas (R4V & OEA, Oct. 2021) [text via Refworld]

"No Safety in 'Safe Third Countries': What Migration Ethics Can Tell Us about the Safe Third Country Agreements of North and Central America," University of New South Wales Law Journal Student Series, no. 9 (2021) [full-text]

Observatorio Latinoamérica del Desplazamiento Forzado: Una propuesta para contribuir a identificar y cerrar las brechas de protección y asistencia humanitaria ante la crisis de desplazamiento forzado en el corredor migratorio de Latinoamérica (Oxfam, Nov. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Los procesos consultivos regionales, la gobernanza migratoria y la contribución de las personas migrantes y refugiadas al desarrollo sostenible (UNHCR, Nov. 2021) [text]

Promoting Privacy, Fairness and the Open Court Principle in Immigration and Refugee Proceedings, Refugee Law Lab Working Paper (York Univ., Nov. 2021) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Protection of Haitians in human mobility: Inter-American solidarity, IACHR Resolution 2/2021 [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also Spanish version.

Regional Cooperation and Co-responsibility: Interim Report and Recommendations (North and Central American Task Force on Migration, Nov. 2021) [text]

- See also Spanish version and related news release.

"Towards a typology of social protection for migrants and refugees in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:52 (Nov. 2021) [open access]

Vulnerability in the Canadian Protection Regime, Research Report, no. 1 (VULNER Project, 2021) [text]

Multimedia:

World of Migration: Thinking Regionally to Act Locally in Immigration Policy, 24 Nov. 2021 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (4 Nov. 2021)

Regional Focus: Americas

Blog posts & press:

The Health Crisis on the Northern Mexico Border: A Report (Refugee Watch Online Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

Implementation of Safe Third Country Agreement Held to Violate Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—So Why Will Prior U.S. Asylum Claimants Be Denied a Hearing at the Refugee Protection Division in Canada Even After This Takes Effect? (Insightful Immigration Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"UN Refugee Agency to Install Housing Units in Mexico," AP News, 27 July 2020 [text]

Unprotected on Both Sides of the Border: Nicaraguans during the Pandemic (RLI Blog, Aug. 2020) [text]

"What Migrants Face as They Journey through the Deadly Darien Gap," PBS Newshour, 12 Aug. 2020 [text]
- The Darien Gap is "a wild, lawless stretch straddling Colombia and Panama." See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports & journal articles:

*"The Application of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees to Venezuelans in Brazil: An Analysis of the Decision-making Process by the National Committee for Refugees," Latin American Law Review, no. 5 (2020) [open access]

“El Asilo Diplomático y el Caso Alan García,” Revista Peruana de Derecho Internacional, vol. 70, no. 164 (Enero-Abril 2020) [open access]

Backgrounder: What is Canada’s Immigration Policy? (Council on Foreign Relations, Aug. 2020 [text]

Durable Solutions for Indigenous Migrants and Refugees in the Context of the Venezuelan Flow in Brazil (IOM, 2020) [text]

Estudios de Derecho, vol. 77, no. 169 (Jan.-June 2020) [open access]
- Includes thematic section on "Migraciones y derechos humanos," with 11 articles.

Estudios Políticos, no. 57 (Jan.-April 2020) [open access]
- Includes thematic section on "Movilidades forzadas y dinámicas transfronterizas en América Latina," with 5 articles including one on Central American asylum seekers in Mexico.

"'The only thing one can do in America is emigrate': South American Responses to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis," Flux: International Relations Review, vol. 10 (2020) [open access]

"Purity and Mixture in the Category of Refuge in Brazil," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 8 April 2020 [full-text via LEM]

Socio-Economic Profile of Refugees in Brazil: Subsidies for Policy Making (ACNUR & Sérgio Vieira de Melo Chairs, Aug. 2019) [text]

Trayectorias Humanas Trascontinentales, NE no. 6 (2020) [open access]
- Special issue on "Desafios migratórios contemporâneos = Contemporary migratory challenges," with 15 articles. Most focus on migration issues in the Americas.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (6 Aug. 2020)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Regional & Canada:

Reports & articles:

Annual Report of the Regional Comprehensive Protection & Solutions Framework (MIRPS) (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Countries covered include Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama.

Are Refugees More Likely to Leave Initial Destinations Than Economic Immigrants? Recent Evidence from Canadian Longitudinal Administrative Data (Statistics Canada, Jan. 2020) [text]

CCR Proposed Model for Refugee Determination (Canadian Council for Refugees, Jan. 2020) [text]

"Policing Canada's Refugee System: A Critical Analysis of the Canada Border Services Agency," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 9 Dec. 2019 [ResearchGate]

Principios Interamericanos sobre los Derechos Humanos de Todas las Personas Migrantes, Refugiadas, Apátridas y Víctimas de la Trata de Dersonas (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

An Uneven Welcome: Latin American and Caribbean Responses to Venezuelan and Nicaraguan Migration (Migration Policy Institute, Feb. 2020) [text]
- "This report examines how 11 countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay—are responding to the mass outflows." See also Spanish version and related Webinar recording, also in Spanish.

Resource:

Latin America & the Caribbean Migration Portal (Migration Policy Institute) [access]
- "[T]he first comprehensive online resource for data, research and analysis on regional immigration policy and migration trends. The portal features a selection of authoritative reports by international organizations, governments, researchers, civil society and others; key immigration statistics; laws and regulations relating to migration policy; and original commentary by leading experts."

Venezuelans:

Brazil's Humane Refugee Policies: Good Ideas can Travel North (The Conversation, Feb. 2020) [text]

In Search of Safety: Peru Turns Its Back on People Fleeing Venezuela (Amnesty International, Feb. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for report in English, French and Spanish.

UNHCR Welcomes Colombia’s Decision to Regularize Stay of Venezuelans in the Country (UNHCR, Feb. 2020) [text]

Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees on the Move: Drivers and Reported Dangers, 4Mi Snapshot (Mixed Migration Centre, Jan. 2020) [text]

"Venezuelan Migrants Face Rising Xenophobia in Latin America," The New Humanitarian, 13 Feb. 2020 [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 Jan. 2020)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Venezuelans) (27 Jan. 2020)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Mexico Needs a Better Asylum System (RI Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Q&A: How to Stem the Fastest-growing Refugee Crisis in Latin American History," The New Humanitarian, 29 Oct. 2019 [text]
- See also conference materials referenced below.

US Will Send Migrants to El Salvador, a Country That Can’t Protect Its Own People (The Conversation, Oct. 2019) [text]

U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration (U.S. State Dept., June 2019) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

Multimedia:

International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis, Brussels, 28-29 Oct. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for livestream videos and various conference materials. See also joint press release, UNHCR's opening remarks, a joint NGO statement, and the joint communique from the conference co-chairs. IRC provided these recommendations prior to the conference.

Latin American Responses to the Venezuelan and Nicaraguan Migration Crises, Washington, DC, 29 Oct. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video and podcast.


Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (4 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Event:

International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis, Brussels, 28-29 October 2019 [info]
- Follow link for the announcement; no other details are available yet. To be co-hosted with UNHCR and IOM.

Blog posts & media:

"How Mexico is Doing America’s Deportation Work for Us," American Prospect, 20 Sept. 2019 [text]

UN Refugee Chief in Mexico Hears Stories of Hope and Despair from Central American Refugees, Calls for More Support for Refugee Response (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Communication, Community Engagement and Migration: Challenges of the Crisis in Venezuela (DAHLIA, Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Investing in the Neighborhood: Changing Mexico-U.S. Migration Patterns and Opportunities for Sustainable Cooperation (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2019) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

Migración Forzada de Personas Nicaragüenses a Costa Rica (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"A 'Migrant Registration Framework': Counting Venezuelan Immigrants in Trinidad & Tobago," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 8, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Normas Mínimas desde la Perspectiva Psicosocial para los Procesos de Búsqueda de Personas Migrantes Desaparecidas: Mesa de Discusión en Centroamérica y México 2016-2019 (ICRC, Sept. 2019) [text]

Update on UNHCR’s Operations in the Americas (EXCOM, Sept. 2019) [text]

Venezuelan Migration in Brazil: An Analysis of the Interiorisation Programme (UNHCR et al., July 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Venezuelan Migration in Brazil: Socio-economic and Vulnerability Profiling of Persons of Concern in Pacaraima, Boa Vista and Manaus (UNHCR et al., July 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Venezuelans on Foot: An Insight into the Last Wave of Venezuelan Migration (Xchange, Sept. 2019) [text]

Audiovisual media:

The Colombian Response to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis: A Dialogue with Colombia’s Migration Czar, Washington, DC, 27 Sept. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Invertir en el Vecindario: Cambios en los Patrones de Migración Entre México y Estados Unidos y Oportunidades para una Cooperación Sostenible, Mexico City, 26 Sept. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video. See also related report above.

Related posts:
- News from Canada: New Books, Events & Opportunities, and More! (2 Oct. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Americas (19 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Americas

Publications:

"As Migrant Numbers Swell on the US-Mexico Border, so do Unmet Needs," The New Humanitarian, 22 May 2019 [text]

"Colombia: Norte de Santander, Where Two Displacement Crises Converge," Spotlight in 2019 Global Report on Internal Displacement (IDMC, May 2019) [text]

De la Represión al Exilio: Nicaragüenses en Costa Rica (Fundacion Arias, May 2019) [text]

The Deadly Consequences of Proposed Canadian Asylum Restrictions (The Conversation, May 2019) [text]

El Salvador: ACNUR Saluda Esfuerzos de Asamblea Legislativa para Construir una Ley Especial sobre Desplazamiento Forzado Interno (UNHCR, May 2019) [text]

Folleto Informativo sobre Derechos, Obligaciones y Servicios para Personas en Situación de Movilidad Humana en Frontera Norte y Sur (Govt. of Ecuador, May 2019) [text via UNHCR]

"Mexico's Tiny Refugee Agency Turns to U.N. Amid Asylum Surge, Funding Cuts," Reuters, 21 May 2019 [text]

Venezuelans:

Analysis of Flow Monitoring Surveys Conducted with Venuzuelan Nationals in South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay 2018 (IOM, May 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Guidance Note on International Protection Considerations for Venezuelans, Update I (UNHCR, May 2019) [text]
- See also related briefing note and news story.

Matriz de Monitoreo del Desplazamiento Entendiendo el Flujo Poblacional Venezolano en República Dominicana (IOM, May 2019) [text via ReliefWeb] 

Protection Monitoring Trinidad and Tobago: Venezuelan Asylum-seekers and Refugees in Trinidad and Tobago, September-November 2018 (UNHCR, May 2019) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (8 May 2019)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Venezuelans) (8 May 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Are the Canadian and U.S. Refugee/Asylum Processes Really “Similar Enough”? How the New Refugee Bar in Bill C-97 is Based on a Misunderstanding of U.S. Asylum Law (Insightful Immigration Blog, April 2019) [text]
- See also related BBC News article.

A Case Study in the Outsourcing of U.S. Border Control (Lawfare Blog, April 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Panama.

Hidden and Afraid: Venezuelans without Status or Protection on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao (Refugees International, April 2019) [text]

How Many Central Americans are Traveling North? (Lawfare Blog, March 2019) [text]

*IACHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Welcome Decision for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Mexico (IACHR, April 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ontario’s Cuts to Legal Aid for Refugees: Racist, Xenophobic and Possibly Unconstitutional (The Conversation, April 2019) [text]

Quito III: What Regional Governments Must Do to Help Displaced Venezuelans (Refugees International, April 2019) [text]

What Will the White House’s Halt to Aid Mean for the Northern Triangle? Here’s What We Know (Center for Global Development Blog, April 2019) [text]

"Why Families by the Thousands are Fleeing Honduras for the U.S.," PBS NewsHour, 29 March 2019 [access]
- First in a four-part series on why Hondurans are leaving their country. Part 2 examines what is being done for those left behind, part 3 investigates what happens to Hondurans deported from the U.S., and part 4 looks at climate change's impact on Honduras.

A Year into Sociopolitical Crisis, Thousands of Nicaraguans Continue to Flee (UNHCR, April 2019) [text]
- See also related news briefing.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (27 March 2019)

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Regional Focus: Americas

Asylum Applications by Venezuelans Soar to Over 400,000 (UNHCR, March 2019) [text]

At a Glance: The Use of Profiling in El Salvador (JIPS, Feb. 2019) [text]

"The Battle of Numbers: Refugee Protection, Race, and Neoliberal Politics of Bureaucratic Efficiency," Oñati Socio-legal Series (Forthcoming, 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on refugee claim processing in Canada.

Chile and Migration: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and More (ImmigrationProf Blog, March 2019) [text]

Closing the Canada-U.S. Asylum Border Agreement Loophole? Not So Fast (The Conversation, March 2019) [text]

Costa Rica: Authorities Must Guarantee the Human Rights of People Fleeing the Crisis in Nicaragua (Amnesty International, March 2019) [text]

Informe Preliminar sobre la Crisis de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en la Región (Organization of American States, March 2019) [Spanish text] [English text]

"It’s So Dangerous to Police MS-13 in El Salvador That Officers are Fleeing the Country," Washington Post, 3 March 2019 [text]

Lost Production Due to Internal Displacement - Cuba, 2008: Hurricane Ike (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, March 2019) [text]
- Part of the thematic series, "The Ripple Effect: Economic Impacts of Internal Displacement."

"Protection and Reintegration: Mexico Reforms Migration Agenda in an Increasingly Complex Era," Migration Information Source, 7 March 2019 [text]

*Research in Brief: Venezuelan Survival Migration as a Development Opportunity, Research Brief, no. 12 (Refugee Studies Centre, March 2019) [text]

"Special Report: Immigration Law," LawNow: Relating Law to Life in Canada, vol. 43, no. 4 (March-April 2019) [full-text]
- Special section with four articles: a review of immigration law in Canada, an analysis of the U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement with Canada, a report on the use of AI in the immigration/refugee system, and a summary of research on discriminatory immigration policies.

"Transición de los Refugiados Colombianos en Ecuador: Una Nueva Fase del Fenómeno Migratorio," OASIS, no. 29 (Enero-Junio 2019) [open access]

*Venezuelan Refugees: The Ecuador/Colombia Border - Findings and Recommendations (U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, March 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (6 March 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Opportunity:

How Latin America is Responding to the Venezuelan Exodus, Webinar, 5 December 2018 [info]

Publications:

*Americas: Stuck at the Door - The Urgent Need for Protection of Central American Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in the Caravans (Amnesty International, Nov. 2018) [text]

Análisis de las Encuestas de Monitoreo de Flujos de Nacionales Venezolanos en Sudamérica: Brasil, Ecuador y Perú 2018 (IOM, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Aspectos de la Migración Nicaragüense en Costa Rica (Inter-American Development Bank, Nov. 2018) [text]

Brazil Elections 2018: How Will Bolsonaro’s Victory Affect Migration Policy in Brazil and South America? (LSE Latin America & Caribbean Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

Brothers or Invaders? How Crises-Driven Migrants Shape Voting Behavior (SSRN, Oct. 2018) [text]

Central American Refugees and Migrants Reach Mexico City (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework: Regional Annual Report 2017/2018 (OAS & UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

"Domestic Violence and International Child Abduction at the Border of Canadian Family and Refugee Law," Journal of Law and Social Policy, vol. 29 (2018) [open access]

El Salvador: Encuesta de Caracterización de Personas Migrantes en Tránsito y Necesidades Humanitarias (IOM, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Honduran Caravan: How Did Things Get Here, and What Lies Ahead? (MPC Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

"The Key Reason Why Central Americans Don’t Want Asylum in Mexico," QZ, 28 Nov. 2018 [text]

Life Under Gang Rule in El Salvador (International Crisis Group, Nov. 2018) [text]

"The Long Wait for Tijuana’s Migrants to Process Their Own Asylum Claims," New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2018 [text]

Migrant Caravans: The Tip of the Iceberg (IDMC Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

Migration from Venezuela to Colombia: Short- and Medium-Term Impact and Response Strategy (World Bank, Nov. 2018) [text]
- See also related press release and news article.

Number of Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela Reaches 3 Million (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Redrawing the Central American Migrant Caravan: How Other (African) Trajectories Cross Its Path (Border Criminologies Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

"La Réforme du Système d’Octroi de l’Asile au Canada: Où en Sommes-nous? = The Refugee Reform in Canada: Where Do We Stand?," La Revue des Droits de l'Homme, no. 14 (2018) [full-text]

Response to Arrivals of Asylum-seekers from the North of Central America to Mexico (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Venezuela: A Humanitarian Crisis Denied - Special Report (IRIN, Nov. 2018) [access]
- See also related article.

Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia: Expansion, Needs Assessment Report (International Rescue Committee, Nov. 6, 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (6 Nov. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Migrant "Caravan") (6 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.