Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Actions d’appropriation et dynamiques de pouvoir : expériences et pratiques des femmes dans le cadre de la procédure de détermination du statut de réfugié," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Canada.

"Elem and Zimmadari: Masculine moral life in Rohingya refugee camps," TAJA: The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Early View, 29 July 2026 [open access]

"'I tell them to have Sumud, have Sabr, for your children, for yourself': Culturally informed resilience and humanitarian gaps among Syrian refugee women in Greece," Women's Health, 20 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Mothering at all Costs: A Process Model of Parenting Challenges and Adaptations Among Syrian and Iraqi Refugee Women," Family Process, vol. 65, no. 2 (June 2026) [postprint]

- Focuses on the US.

"Protection humanitaire et travail des droits chez les réfugiées syriennes au Liban," Travail, genre et sociétés, vol. 55, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"The Social Impact of Migration on Immigrant Women: Gendered Disruptions, Resilience, and Identity," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 24 July 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

Multimedia:

The Future of Protection for Refugee Women: A dialogue with refugee women marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, 25 June 2026 [access]

- See also related program details.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (26 Aug. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Antagonistic Collaboration: Legal Advocates and Immigration Officers in the Dutch Asylum Procedure," Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, OnlineFirst, 1 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"European Public Support for EU’s Policy of Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees: Realistic and Symbolic Group Threats," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Is irregular migration responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?," World Development, vol. 207 (Nov. 2026) [open access]

"Mnemonic bordering: ‘Eastness’ and the politics of refugee recognition in Estonia," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"Migration information campaigns as bureaucratic performances: governing through visibility," Comparative Migration Studies, 5 Aug. 2026 [open access]

"No Destination? Unveiling the Traces of the Future Among Young Asylum Seekers in 'Waithood'," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 6 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

- Focus on West Africans in Italy.

"The Stayers' Choice: Motivations for Voluntary Immobility in Wartime: A Comparative Case Study of Kosovo and Ukraine," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 3 (April 2026) [open access]

"Whiteness and the ‘not-so-other’: Ukrainian refugees’ media self-representation in the UK," European Journal of Communication, OnlineFirst, 21 July 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (6 Aug. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access book/book chapters:

"The Beginnings of Activism? Refusal as Political Engagement for Refugees in Slovakia," Chapter in Everyday Revolutions in Eastern Europe and the Balkans (Routledge, July 2026) [open access]

The British Asylum System in Policy and Practice (Bristol Univ. Press, July 2026) [open access]

- "This clear and concise guide demystifies the UK asylum process from application to post-decision outcomes, placing each stage in its wider historical and policy context. Featuring vivid vignettes and empirical data to bring policy to life, it bridges theory, practice and lived experience to show how national decisions are encountered on the ground."

"Refugee Satire as a Form of Resistance: Polish Displaced Persons Take a Ghost Train and Resettle on Saturn," Chapter in Everyday Revolutions in Eastern Europe and the Balkans (Routledge, July 2026) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Distributing mobility: regressive asylum agreements and racialised difference," London Review of International Law, Advance Articles, 15 July 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK Supreme Court's legal decision AAA (Syria) and others and the migration agreement under which asylum-seekers were forcibly transferred to Rwanda.

"Migrant Securities: Community Obligations, Informal Care, and Everyday Security among Uzbek Migrants in Russia," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 16 July 2026 [full-text]

"Narrative negotiation over migrant agency: framing fire, resistance, and criminalisation in the #FreeTheMoria6ampaign," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 July 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Greece.

"To speak or not to speak. The responses of social workers and volunteers to adverse conditions in supporting refugees," European Journal of Social Work, Latest Articles, 18 July 2026 [open access]

"Transnational Engagements among Ukrainian Refugees Residing in Norway under Temporary Protection," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 22 July 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (23 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Becoming Non-Religious: Exploring the Emotional Experiences of Apostasy and Refugee Status Determination," Secularism and Nonreligion, vol. 15 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on the UK. See also related report.

"Beyond deportation: regularisation and voluntary return as alternative policy approaches to irregular migration in Spain and the United Kingdom," Comparative Migration Studies, 8 July 2026 [open access]

"From Asylum to the Witness Stand: Asylum Seeking Witnesses in Universal Jurisdiction Trials in Europe," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 2 July 2026 [open access]

"Hardly a nexus: The Polish frames on humanitarian assistance, peace, and development aid for Ukraine and Ukrainians in 2022," Globalizations, Latest Articles, 2 July 2026 [open access]

"Hinge Diplomacy between the Great Powers: Romania’s Response to East Pakistani Refugees," Nationalities Papers, First View, 7 July 2026 [open access]

"'It's a Sensitive Topic for Me, But I Want to Tell You': Ethical and Trauma-Informed Issues of Conducting Interviews with Young Ukrainian Refugees," Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, vol. 18, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Living in Uncertainty: Wartime Waiting and the Dialectic of Uncertainty–Certainty in Ukrainian Diasporic Collectivities in Poland," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 11 July 2026 [open access]

"Understanding the role of hospitality and reciprocity in homestay policy. Support for Ukrainian displaced migrants in the narratives of hosts in Poland and the United Kingdom," Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, FirstView, 2 June 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (13 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

In a high stakes environment, AI is failing asylum seekers (The Interpreter, April 2026) [text]

IOM and Google Cloud Team Up to Bring AI-Powered Planning to Communities in Crisis (IOM, March 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Artificial Intelligence in Humanitarian Action (ReliefWeb) [access]

- New topic in ReliefWeb.

How are humanitarians using artificial intelligence? (Humanitarian Leadership Academy & Data Friendly Space, March 2026) [access]

- Follow link for briefing notes in English, French and Spanish, and access to the data dashboard.

"Policy Perspectives on AI Use for Asylum-Related Assessment Processes in Germany," Chapter in Participatory Modelling and Simulation to Improve AI-based Public Social Services: Scientific Advice for Policy and Practice (Springer, March 2026) [open access]

Reinventing humanitarian aid procurement for the age of AI (Access Now, March 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report and appendix.

Security at the Border? The Lived Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK, Presentation at the ACM CHI 2026 Conference, Barcelona, 13-17 April 2026 [text]

"Using Agent-Based Modelling to Explore Possible Implications of AI Use in the Asylum Procedure in Germany," Chapter in Participatory Modelling and Simulation to Improve AI-based Public Social Services: Scientific Advice for Policy and Practice (Springer, March 2026) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Artificial intelligence and climate migration equity," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 13:374 (March 2026) [open access]

"Digital Literacy as Capital: Syrian Migrant Women's ICT Utilization and Social Cohesion in Türkiye," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"(Re)considering Generative AI in Border Studies: Emerging Trajectories and Methods," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Latest Articles, 22 March 2026 [open access]

"The role of the media in the process of young refugees’ integration and identity in the host country: An exploratory study of the Portuguese case," First Monday, vol. 31, no. 4 (2026) [open access]

"Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 6 April 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?, 18 March 2026 [access] - 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (26 March 2026) 

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports:

Europe Refugee-led Organization Toolkit 2025 (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

Forced displacement from territory of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation: Forcible transfer and deportation, barriers to return, and the rights of internally displaced persons (OHCHR, March 2026) [text]

Irregular migrants’ access to work, healthcare and housing in the European Union: is it all about status?, PRIME Research Paper (European University Institute, March 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Navigating new corridors: The evolving route of Bangladeshi migration to Italy through Libya (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2026) [text]

- See also related article.

Operational standards and indicators on the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (EU Agency for Asylum, March 2026) [text]

Practical Guide on the Asylum Border Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum, March 2026) [text]

Practical Guide on the Solidarity Mechanism (EU Agency for Asylum, March 2026) [text]

Pushing Boundaries: Externalisation of Asylum and a Broad-based Reform Initiative (Clingendael, March 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (25 March 2026) 

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The European Parliament’s vote on deportation rules: Rushed negotiations make dangerous policies (Border Criminologies Blog, March 2026) [text]

"Fresh Claims" for Asylum (RLI Blog, March 2026) 

- This series of posts focuses on the UK and includes: 1) A Procedure Mandated by Law?; 2) What the Stats Tell Us; 3) Afghanistan Shows Why The Procedure Matters; 4) A Safeguard Against Systemic Malaises in the UK Asylum Process.

Ireland’s hidden border violence: restriction and uncertainty for racialised migrants and asylum seekers Border Criminologies Blog, March 2026) [text]

Refugee Status on a Timer: Rethinking the UK’s 30-month Protection Policy (RLI Blog, March 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

What is the Danish immigration model, and does it work? (openDemocracy, March 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"The European Commission’s response to national emergency regimes within the EU’s asylum policy: from rejection to accommodation," Journal of European Public Policy, Latest Articles, 9 March 2026 [open access]

Geopolitics, vol. 31, no. 2 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Questioning the Safe Haven." The introduction and seven articles are open access.

"Normalisation of Exception and Categorisation in Migration Governance: The Legal Production of Deportation Suspension (Duldung)," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 6 March 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Where the route ends and the new border begins: necropolitical governance and migrant resistance in the Canary Islands," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 March 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Anthropology of Good: Exploring Volunteerism in the 2015 European Refugee Crisis, 25 Feb. 2026 [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 March 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (4 March 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Debate: Fortress Europe 2.0? The New EU Migration Pact, London, 24 March 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

EU Council gives final greenlight to new EU asylum measures (InfoMigrants, Feb. 2026) [text]

- "The Council of the European Union has now formally adopted the first EU-wide list of safe countries of origin, to be used in asylum application cases, as well as a revision of the safe third countries concept."

Major overhaul of asylum system introduces 30-month refugee leave under ‘core protection’ model (EIN, March 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Neither innovative nor smart: externalisation as a migration policy path of human rights risk (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, Feb. 2026) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Country Guidance: Explained (EU Agency for Asylum, Feb. 2026) [access]

Forced displacement from Ukraine: The potential role of migration in Ukraine's future reconstruction (Danish Institute for International Studies, Feb. 2026) [text]

Guidance Note on Albania (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Latest Asylum Trends 2025: Annual Analysis (EU Agency for Asylum, March 2026) [text]

Observations on the new EU returns framework (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, March 2026) [text]

Practical Guide on Access to the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum & Frontex, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related leaflet, poster and pocketbook.

Racial Logics of Irregular Migration in Europe: Policy, Perception, and Precarity (I-CLAIM, Feb. 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (18 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports:

Access to Public Services for the Ukrainian Refugees in Moldova, Policy Brief, no. 2 (UNHCR, Nov. 2025) [text]

Operational Standards and Indicators on the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum, Nov. 2025) [text]

- See also companion tool.

Practical Guide on Management of a Reception Centre: Focus on the arrival phase (EU Agency for Asylum, Dec. 2025) [text]

Practical guide on the registration and lodging of applications for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, Dec. 2025) [text]

Refugee Housing and Homelessness: Scoping Local Authority Approaches (SOAS, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Refugees as humanitarian actors: explaining the creation of organisations led by displaced and stateless persons in Europe, RSC Working Paper, no. 2025/52 (European Univ. Institute, 2025) [text]

Ukraine: One year on the implications of US foreign aid cuts on humanitarian development (ACAPS, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Observations on "Restoring Order and Control: A Statement on the UK Government's Asylum and Returns Policy" (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

UNHCR Observations on the Legislative Proposals in the Report “The Pact on Migration and Asylum” (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (12 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Abusing Discretion: An Interview with Professor Lucas Guttentag on the Trump Administration’s Initial Wave of Immigration Policies," Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 30, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

"Asylum Eligibility: A Circuit Split Between the Second and Fourth Circuits Based Upon Death Threats Rising to the Level of Persecution Per Se," West Virginia Law Review, vol. 128, no 1 (2025) [full-text]

Boston University Law Review, vol. 105, no. 5 (2025) [full-text] 

- Symposium issue on "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Immigration Law."

"Fact-Finding is an Immigration Lawyer's Job: The Importance of Working One-on-One with Clients in Asylum Cases," Univ. of San Francisco Law Review, vol. 59, no. 3 (2025) [full-text]

"A Faster Way to Yes: Re-Balancing American Asylum Procedures," Georgetown Law Journal, vol. 113, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- See also related post on The Regulatory Review.

"Immigration and the Supreme Court in the Early Days of the Second Trump Administration," St. Louis Univ. Law Journal (Forthcoming 2026) [preprint]

"Interesting Intersections of Immigration and First Amendment Law," FIU Law Review, vol. 19, no 1 (2025) [full-text]

"Not So Firmly Settled: How the Inconsistent Jurisprudence of the Firm Resettlement Bar Serves as a Tool for Asylum Seeker Exclusion," Fordham Law Review, vol. 94, no. 3 (2025) [full-text]

"The Trump Administration’s Racial Dragnet: Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles," SMU Law Review (Forthcoming 2026) [preprint]

Related post: 

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (8 Dec. 2025)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"African Immigrants User Experience with USCIS.gov: A Critical Analysis of a Government-Issued Website Related to Immigration," Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 9, no. 7 (2025) [open access]

"A decade of discourse: Exploring sentiments and trends around immigration on social media from 2014 to 2024," Social Science & Medicine, vol. 388 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"The digital journey on Facebook: ethos and memories of people in transit through Mexico," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025) [open access]

"Digital Tactics of Refugee Women: Towards an Inclusive Framework for Digital Literacies," Social Inclusion, vol. 14 (2026) [open access]

"Digital technology and securitisation in humanitarian field security: unpacking bunkerisation risks and operational challenges," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:17 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Digitalisation of the Finnish asylum procedure: from efficiency to procedural vulnerabilities," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 17 Nov. 2025 [open access]

"Digitizing deportation: CBP One, CBP Home, and the infrastructure of digital authoritarianism," Dialogues on Digital Society, OnlineFirst, 16 Oct. 2025 [full-text]

- Focuses on the US. See also related Substack post.

"Enabling access or automating empathy? Using chatbots to support GBV survivors in conflicts and humanitarian emergencies," International Review of the Red Cross, FirstView, 7 Nov. 2025 [open access]

"Materialising Digital Borderscapes: Examining the Effects of Digital Systems on Asylum Seekers and Refugees," Social Inclusion, vol. 14 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on South Africa.

"Understanding the role of sentiment and emotion for predicting forced displacement," EPJ Data Science, 14:75 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

- See also related news release.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1 (20 Nov. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Call for proposals: Brill invites proposals for refugee law research books [info]

- No deadline indicated.

Webinar series: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, 30 September–15 December 2025 [info]

- Three-part series exploring themes presented in the a/m newly-published open access book. The third seminar on 25 November 2025 will focus on "Laws, Courts and Research."

Webinar: UNHCR at 75: Challenges and Opportunities, 26 November 2025 [info]

Short pieces:

Keynote Address, "Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world," 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference, 23 Oct. 2025 [text]

- See also related UNSW news release. 

Refugee Protection in the Lens of Age: Towards an Age-Sensitive Approach (RLI Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

Reports & book chapters: 

Judicial Well-being and Resilience Guidelines (International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Nov. 2025) [text]

Practical Guide on Free Legal Counselling (EU Agency for Asylum, Oct. 2025) [access]

- Follow link for the guide and an executive summary.

"Reading Climate into the Refugee Convention: Lessons from the Unfinished Business of Gender-Based Asylum," Chapter in Climate Change, Migration, Gender, and the Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming) [preprint]

- "This chapter traces the incomplete evolution of international refugee law with respect to protection claims related to gender. It examines the similarities and differences between such claims and the emerging area of climate-related displacement law and draws out lessons from the ongoing struggle to see gender as central to the notion of international protection."

Safeguarding protection, ensuring efficiency: quick processing of claims unlikely to succeed, Online, 25 June 2025 (Asylum Capacity Support Group, July 2025) [access]

- Follow link for meeting documents and the outcome report.

Strategic Approach to Strengthening National Asylum Systems (UNHCR, Oct. 2025) [access]

- Available in English and French.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (20 Oct. 2025)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

"AI visuals: A problem, a solution, or more of the same?," The New Humanitarian, 28 Oct. 2025 [text]

The Human in the Loop: How Oversight Turns AI into a Humanitarian Ally (Data Friendly Space, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

It’s not digital platforms that hire refugees – it’s people (LSE Inequalities Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

Reddit Migration Trajectories – Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Migration Research (nccr on the move blog, Sept. 2025) [text]

Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI (Free Movement Blog, Oct. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the UK. Note: See also related guidance on AI that was recently issued by the judiciary.

UK: Defense Ministry data breach could have led to the deaths of at least 49 Afghans (InfoMigrants, Oct. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Judicial Guidelines for the Analysis of Social Media Evidence in Refugee, Protection and Migration appeals (International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Sept. 2025) [text]

Palestinian population in Lebanon: Findings from UNRWA’s digital identity verification (UNRWA, Oct. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Algorithms for group recognition? Ensuring lawful and rights-based use of new technologies in group refugee recognition," Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 59 (Nov. 2025) [abstract]

- Note: Free access to the full-text of this article is provided for 50 days via the link in this post.

"Digital humanitarianism and the politics of visibility: algorithmic borders, displaced bodies, and the digital agency of youth in Nigeria," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:16 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Examining the Potential Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Statelessness Determination from a Human Rights Perspective," International Human Rights Law Review, Advance Articles, 10 Oct. 2025 [open access]

"The Human in the Feedback Loop: Predictive Analytics in Refugee Status Determination," Law, Technology and Humans, vol. 6, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

- See also related Lawyers Weekly article.

"Scripted to fail: delayed discrimination in biometric asylum systems," Information, Communication & Society, Latest Articles, 11 Oct. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Brazil.

"Using generative AI to investigate the multimodal representation of refugees and migrants," Discourse & Society, OnlineFirst, 31 Oct. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (10 Oct. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Reports & book chapters:

Jurisprudence on LGBTIQ Applicants in International Protection, Fact Sheet, no. 39 (EU Agency for Asylum, Sept. 2025) [text]

LGBTIQ Applicants in Asylum and Reception Systems, Fact Sheet, no. 38 (EU Agency for Asylum, Sept. 2025) [text]

"Nature-Based Social Prescribing with LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Feasibility Study Using ‘Friends in Nature’," Chapter in Social Connection in Everyday Spaces (Bristol Univ. Press, Oct. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

Journal articles:

"Decoding Sexual Orientation in Refugee Status Determination: The Influence of Accounts of Emotions on Decision-Making in Sweden," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"The (dis)advantages of (in)visibility: an analysis of the role of sexual orientation and gender identity in recent flows of forced migrants to Brazil," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:67 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Feeling Queer in Translation: Credibility and (dis)order in the Asylum Process," Social Text (Forthcoming) [postprint]

- Focuses on Greece.

"'Forced' Refugees versus 'Voluntary' Migrants: Deconstructing a Binary through SOGIESC Claims of Asylum," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 37, no. 2 (June 2025) [postprint]

- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 23 July 2026.

"‘How would you define your sexuality?’ analyzing the questions asked in official asylum interviews with sexual minorities," Psychology, Crime & Law, Latest Articles, 18 Sept. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Queer Iranians in Iran and in exile: Negotiating identity following forced migration," Routed Magazine (July 2025) [text]

"Seeing it first-hand: interpreters’ insights from working with LGBTIQA+ individuals settling in Australia," Frontiers in Communication, 23 Oct. 2025 [open access]

Multimedia:

The aid sector’s LGBTQI+ blindspot (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, 2 Oct. 2025) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (30 Aug. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Opportunities:

Call for registration: "Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world," 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference, Sydney/Online, 23 October 2025 [info]

Webinar series: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, 30 September–15 December 2025 [info]

- Three-part series exploring themes presented in the a/m newly-published open access book. The second seminar on 28 October 2025 will focus on "UNHCR and Norm Diffusion."

Book launch: Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law, London, 29 October 2025 [info]

Call for registration: 14th World Conference of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Nairobi, 17-21 November 2025 [info]

- This year's theme is "Protecting the Integrity of the Refugee and Migration Systems."

Seminar: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, Oxford, 26 November 2025 [info]

Short pieces:

The Refugee Convention in the 21st Century: Myths and Facts (Refugees International, Sept. 2025) [text]

"Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restrict asylum rights," Reuters, 25 Sept. 2025 [text]

- Video of the US-hosted side event on "Global Refugee Asylum System: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It" is available on YouTube. See also related civil society letter to UN Member States and commentary from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Just Security.

"UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat," AP News, 17 Sept. 2025 [text]

The US Proposal to Reinvent International Refugee Law (EJIL: Talk Blog, Oct. 2025) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Global Strategy on Strengthening National Asylum Systems (2025-2030) (UNHCR, Oct. 2025) [text]

"Introduction," Chapter in Irregular Migration, Refugee Status and the Law: Protection from Dangerous Migratory Journeys (Routledge, Aug. 2025) [abstract]

- A postprint version of this chapter is currently under embargo and will be available 1 March 2027.

Judicial Guidelines for the Analysis of Social Media Evidence in Refugee, Protection and Migration appeals (International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, Sept. 2025) [text]

"Look Who’s Talking: Reflections on Authorship and Situated Knowledge in Refugee Law Scholarship," Chapter in Research Agenda for Refugee Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Out of sight, out of mind? Migrant deaths and disappearances at sea and the interplay of the law of the sea and human rights law obligations," Chapter in ASCOMARE Yearbook on the Law of the Sea 2024, vol. 4 (2024) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 335.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi: Externalization of migration governance and its effect on the human rights of migrants, UN Doc. No. A/80/302 (UN General Assembly, Aug. 2025) [access via Refworld]

- Available in all UN languages.

Multimedia:

Introduction to International Disaster Law (Audiovisual Library of International Law, July 2025) [access]

Related posts:

- New Issue of IJRL (20 Oct. 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1 (19 Sept. 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2 (19 Sept. 2025)

New Issue of IJRL

The latest issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published. Contents of vol. 37, no. 2, June 2025 include:

• Towards a Theoretical Account of the Refugee in International Law [open access]
• ‘Forced’ Refugees versus ‘Voluntary’ Migrants: Deconstructing a Binary through SOGIESC Claims of Asylum [abstract] [embargoed postprint]
• Bordering Asylum: Examining the EU’s Border Procedures under the Asylum Procedures Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 [open access]
• Internally Displaced Persons and Exclusion Clauses [open access]

In addition, readers will find freely-available case law summaries; a freely-available overview of "International Protection for People Displaced across Borders in the context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit" and the texts of two UNHCR documents: "Guidelines on International Protection No. 14: Non-penalization of refugees on account of their irregular entry or presence and restrictions on their movements in accordance with Article 31 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees" and "Legal considerations on asylum and non-refoulement in the context of ‘instrumentalization’; as well as two book reviews.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports: 

Opening Doors, Hardening Borders: Inside Biden’s strategy on mixed migration and the lessons learned for Europe - A critical policy analysis of the Biden administration’s migration governance approach (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2025) [text]

Policy Brief: Chaotic Policy Changes Are Ending Access to Asylum in America (AILA, Oct. 2025) [text]

Practice Alert: TPS and Parole Status Updates Chart (AILA, Oct. 2025) [access]

Report to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Follow Up to July 24, 2025 Public Hearing, "Human rights situation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers" (Human Rights First, Oct. 2025) [text]

- See also related Refugees International statement.

Sanctuary and Resistance 2025: Evolving Strategies in an Uncertain Landscape (Soli*City Research Network & Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, 2025) [text]

Who Deported More? Measuring Removals, Returns, and Enforcement Priorities Across Presidential Administrations 2000-2025 (SSRN, Sept. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Enjoined from Enjoining: The State of Remedies and Relief for Immigrants After Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez," Louisiana Law Review, vol. 85, no. 3 (2025) [full-text]

"The Meaning of the End of Chevron for Immigration Removal Adjudications," (Forthcoming, Dec. 2025) [preprint]

"Politicking Asylum’s Political Opinion," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 39, no. 1 (Fall 2024) [full-text]

"Post-Chevron Deference in Asylum Proceedings," Cardozo Law Review, vol. 46 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

"Trump Administration’s Expansion of Fast-Track Deportation Powers Is Transforming Immigration Enforcement," Migration Information Source, 25 Sept. 2025 [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (15 Oct. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Short pieces:

"Asylum claims from U.S. citizens have jumped since Trump took office, figures show," Globe and Mail, 27 Aug. 2025 [text]

Protecting Queer Refugees in Muslim-majority Niger? How Organizational Designs of Refugee Status Determination May Helpe [sic] Solve Moral Conflicts (RLI Blog, Aug. 2025) [text]

Volatile Bodies: The Queer Syrian Refugee as a Site of Postwar Fantasy in Lebanon (RLI Blog, Aug. 2025) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"La credibilidad en tela de juicio: Sesgos y estereotipos en el proceso de petición de asilo por motivos de orientación sexual o identidad de género en España," Migraciones, no. 63 (2025) [open access]

"Fetishised and fictionalised: invisibility as a veil and obstruction for femme-presenting queer refugee women in Lebanon," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Aug. 2025 [Academia]

"Fighting to Be Felt: Queer Necropolitics and Self Defense as Resistance for Trans Syrian Refugee Sex Workers in Lebanon," Journal of Homosexuality, Latest Articles, 23 July 2025 [Academia]

"How Does Necropower Shape the Everyday Experience of LGBTQ+ People Seeking Asylum in England and Wales? Perspectives From Providers and Directly Affected People," Sociology Compass, vol. 19, no. 7 (July 2025) [open access]

"I just want to be free...": Emerging evidence on the lives, experiences and movement intentions of displaced sexual and gender minorities in Kenya (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2025) [text]

Inclusion of LGBTIQ+ People in Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (Outright, 2025) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Available in English and Ukrainian.

"The Limits of Refugee Status Determination Through Credibility Assessment: Empirical Evidence from Sexual Orientation Asylum Cases," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 23 July 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Sweden.

"Trans 'Enough' for Protection? Experimenting with Credibility in Refugee Status Determination," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 29 July 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Denmark.

"Trans refugees, faith and SOGI protections: global development frameworks and international relations," Development in Practice, Latest Articles, 12 Aug. 2025 [ResearchGate]

"'You won’t break my soul': Practicing Queer Joy and Resilience with LGBTQ+ Refugees," Music and Arts in Action, vol. 9, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (18 July 2025)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Reports: 

First Meeting of the Follow-up and Coordination Mechanism of the Chile Plan of Action, Online, 17-18 July 2025 

- See the agenda, concept note, TOR for the Cartagena+40 Process, TOR for the Support Platform, and a list of priorities for the 2025-2027 Biennium. 

On the Brink: Americas Overview - The devastating toll of aid cuts on people forced to flee (UNHCR, July 2025) [text]

- See also the Spanish version.

Unwelcome: The devastating human impact of migration policy changes in the United States, Mexico and Central America (Médecins Sans Frontières, Aug. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also the Spanish version.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Foreign or Domestic Affairs? Unpacking Mechanisms Behind Colombia and Peru's Policies on Venezuelan Displacement," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 14 Aug. 2025 [open access]

"A new approach to exploring agency in migration research: The case of south-to-south migration among Venezuelan youth," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 178 (Nov. 2025) [preprint]

"Protection and Charity: Refugeehood and Homelessness in North America in Historical Perspective," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, Vol. 1 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Refuging Practices for Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Populations in Central America: Mexico and Costa Rica," Chapter in Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, Vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

"Through the Lens of Perception: Unpacking Subjectivity in Brazil's Refugee Status Determination," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

*"Urban Solidarity and Mobilities in the Latin American Southern Cone: Local Experiences in Global Debates," Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection, Vol. 2 (Springer, Aug. 2025) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (29 Aug. 2025)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

As protesters and politicians call for the closure of asylum hotels, what are the alternatives? (The Conversation, Aug. 2025) [text]

"EU court rules against Italy on Albania migrant camps scheme," Reuters, 1 Aug. 2025 [text]

- See also related Amnesty International news release.

France grants asylum to a Gazan mother and her son in landmark ruling (InfoMigrants, July 2025) [text]

"Portugal's top court blocks bill restricting immigration," Reuters, 9 Aug. 2025 [text]

Reports: 

Country Reports (AIDA, July & Aug. 2025) 

- See updated profiles for Italy and Türkiye.

Data Analysis of Asylum Applications by Sex and Age in 2024, Fact Sheet, no. 35 (EU Agency for Asylum, Aug. 2025) [text]

"I knew nothing would be easy without papers": A glance at undocumented migrants’ access to housing, employment, and healthcare in Brussels and Paris (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2025) [text]

Self-assessment Tool on the Quality of the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum, July 2025) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (25 July 2025)