Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (MENA)

Short pieces:

Beyond Asylum Rhetoric: Protecting Afghan Women from Gendered Deportation (ImpACT, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Qatar.

Journal articles:

"Assessing gendered accessibility inequalities to urban facilities among refugees: A 3SFCA method," Applied Geography, vol. 194 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

- Note: 3SFCA = Three-Step Floating Catchment Area. Focuses on Syrian refugees in Türkiye.

"Building collective agency through participating in a grassroots initiative among Syrian refugee informal health workers in Lebanon: An action research study," SSM - Health Systems, In Press, 22 July 2026 [open access]

"Governing through Neglect: Abandonment as Gender-Based Violence among Refugee Women in North Lebanon," Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, Advance Articles, 20 July 2026 [open access]

"Intimacies in Transit: Sex, Reproduction, and the Elusive Pleasures of Agency for Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon," Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, Advance Articles, 18 July 2026 [open access]

Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (2026) [open access] 

- Special issue on “Marriage across Different Migratory Movements: Exploring Emerging Perspectives on Conjugal Relationships in the Middle East and North Africa.” The editorial is available here. Note: This issue is still in progress.

"Sabr as a Situated Religious Concept of Resilience Among Syrian Refugee Women in Turkey," Religions, vol. 17, no. 7 (July 2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (27 July 2026)

New Issues of Australian Geog., Disasters, GILJ, Humanity, IJMHSC, JHA, JID, JIHLS, JIMI, JMH, Lien Soc. & Pol., Mondes & Migr.

*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals below that are marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited in a repository immediately after publication (like the Forced Migration Research Archive) - i.e., there is no embargo period! This allows authors to provide open access to their scholarly journal articles without having to pay costly publication fees. Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information. 

Authors of open access articles in these journals are also encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA). The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

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Australian Geographer [access]

- Special collection on "Rural and regional settlement of former refugees and humanitarian migrants in Australia," with four articles that are open access. Read the editorial for an introduction.

Disasters, vol. 50, no. 3 (July 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with nine that are open access.

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 3 (Spring 2026) [full-text]

- Articles focus on deportation and citizenship.

Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development, vol. 16, nos. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2025) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

*International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 22, no. 3 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with two that are open access.

 Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 7, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

- Special Issue: on "Acteurs, Circulations et Matérialités en Afrique = Actors, Circulations, and Materialities in Africa."

*Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (May 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with one that is open access.

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 27, no. 2 (June 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with seven that are open access.

*Journal of Migration History, vol. 12, no. 1 (March 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles.

Lien social et Politiques, no. 95 (2025) [open access]

- Thematic dossier on "Fabrique, usages et effets des catégories migratoires internationales."

Mondes & Migrations, no. 1353 (2026) [open access]

- Themed issue on "Le point sur : L’hospitalité à l’épreuve des pratiques d’accueil." 

Mondes & Migrations, no. 1354 (2026) [open access]

- Themed issue on "Décentrer les regards."

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Czech nonprofits applied lessons learned during the COVID‑19 pandemic to the Ukrainian refugee crisis – but had little say in key decisions (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

The New EU Return Regulation: A Step Towards Crimmigration? (EJIL: Talk Blog, July 2026) [text]

A New Prime Minister, a New Deal: Time for an ambitious UK–EU pact on small boats (MPI Commentary, July 2026) [text]

Towards effective realisation of refugee rights in Northern Ireland: reflections on the role of a university migration policy clinic in a unique local setting (RLI Blog, July 2026) [text]

- Note: This is the final post in the series, "International Law and Refugee Rights in Northern Ireland."

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

Reports:

Afghan Asylum Applications & Recognition Rates in the EU+: Evolving Trends (UNHCR, July 2026) [text]

Assessment pursuant to Article 4 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2323 (European Commission, July 2026) [access]

- "[A] first assessment on the current application of the new responsibility rules under the Pact on Migration and Asylum. It covers the first three weeks since the Pact entered into application (12 June 2026)."

Asylum Report 2026: Executive Summary (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026) [access]

- Note: Multiple language versions of the executive summary of the Asylum Report 2026 are now available. Follow the a/m link and use the drop-down menu to locate them.

Country Reports (AIDA, July 2026)

- Updated profiles are available for The Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden.

Data analysis of decisions on asylum applications and recognition rates at second or higher instances in 2025, Fact Sheet, no. 45 (EU Agency for Asylum, July 2026) [text]

Related posts:

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

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (13 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Commissioner HHS Briefing to the PRC Sub-Committee on Refugees, Returnees, IDPs and Migrants on the Humanitarian Situation in Africa (African Union, July 2026) [text]

Do aid cuts fuel violent conflict in Africa? How to promote peace (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]

Findings from emergency response in Sudan: a 48-hour joint humanitarian effort (Humanitarian Practice Network, July 2026) [text]

"More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown," AP News, 13 July 2026 [text]

UNHCR and partners launch Multi-Purpose Hub in Addis Ababa to expand protection, information, and access to services for people on the move (UNHCR, July 2026) [text]

Reports:

Advancing Protection under Article I(2): Interpretative clarity, operational support and pathways forward for African States Parties to the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung et al., June 2026) [access]

- Available in English, French and German. See also related LinkedIn post.

Communication in Protracted Refugee Encampment: A Humanitarian and Development Approach to Youth Engagement (FilmAid Kenya, April 2026) [text]

Gaps and Needs: Improving Access to Legal Identity and Facilitating the Safe and Dignified Return for Migrants Without Proof of Identity (International Organization for Migration, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Draws on case studies from Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and Nigeria.

Journal articles:

"An assessment of the Water-Energy-Food nexus in Bidibidi refugee settlement towards the design of sustainable energy technologies," Energy Nexus, vol. 23 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Between hope and sorrow: exploring Burundian refugees’ everyday struggles and aspirations in Chatsworth township in Durban, South Africa," African Identities, Latest Articles, 15 July 2026 [open access]

"Conflict, drought, and displacement: determinants of return intentions among South Sudanese refugees," Comparative Migration Studies, 13 July 2026 [open access]

"Excluded Lives: Migrant Status and Access to Healthcare in South Africa," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 23, no. 6 (June 2026) [open access]

"We will stay-put or die remaining: why some communities choose active immobility in conflict zones in Nigeria," Mobilities, Latest Articles, 5 July 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (12 July 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (12 July 2026)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

The Escalating Threat of Third Country Deportations (The Asylumist Blog, July 2026) [text]

FIFA World Cup 2026: Americans Welcomed the World Despite Restrictive Immigration Policies (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2026) [text]

An immigration law error in the court’s asylum decision threatens immigration courts (SCOTUSblog, July 2026) [text]

Key Trump Deportation Strategies: Removing, Replacing, and Pressuring Immigration Judges (Just Security, July 2026) [text]

Trump’s New Anti-Legal Immigration Rules Target Students, Spouses of US Citizens (CATO At Liberty Blog, July 2026) [text]

US: Haitians Set to Lose Protections, Risk Return to Violence (HRW, July 2026) [text]

- See also related article in The New Humanitarian and post on Immigration Impact.

Why It’s Wrong to Involuntarily Mobilize Reserve JAGs for Immigration Cases (Just Security, July 2026) [text]

- Note: JAGs = Judge Advocates General

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Reports:

Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities (ACLU, July 2026) [text]

Immigration Militarization, WashU Law Legal Studies Research Paper, no. 26 (Washington Univ. in St. Louis, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Albanians from Kosovo in the United States: To Stay, Migrate, or Return," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 9 July 2026 [open access]

"Comparative Visions for a U.S. Group-Based Asylum Proposal," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 57, no. 3 (2026) [full-text]

"Estimates of the Size and Composition of the Undocumented Immigrant Population in the U.S. in 2024," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 16 July 2026 [full-text]

"Third-Country Deportations: Legal and Ethical Problems," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 17 July 2026 [full-text]

"The Trump Effect: US Immigration Policy and Transit Migrants in Central America," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 12 July 2026 [full-text]

Multimedia:

“My Freedom was Taken from me.” Exposing Trump’s Shady Third Country Deportation Deals, Forced from Home Podcast Series, no. 6 (Refugees International, June 2026) [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (7 July 2026)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (7 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

African States Shouldn’t Help the US Endanger Refugees (African Arguments, July 2026) [text]

Central African Republic Latest ‘Third Country’ for US Deportees (HRW, June 2026) [text]

Equatorial Guinea: US Third Country Deportations to Another Country Accused of Widespread Corruption and Human Rights Abuses (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2026) [text]

How voluntary and safe are Burundian refugee returns from Tanzania? (ISS Today, June 2026) [text]

Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]

Migration starts beyond South Africa’s borders – responses should too (ISS Today, July 2026) [text]

- See also related African Arguments post.

"Sudan’s aid crisis is also a crisis of accountability," The New Humanitarian, 8 July 2026 [text]

Reports & book chapters:

African Regional Economic Communities: The potential of free movement protocols in enhancing refugees’ access to rights and advancing solutions, Legal and Protection Policy Research Series, no. 46 (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

From Promise to Practice: Delivering on Uganda’s Refugee Model (Refugees International, June 2026) [text]

Understanding Ebola risk in Ituri's IDP sites: perceptions, prevention constraints and response needs (Mercy Corps, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on the DRC. Also in French.

UNHCR Position on Voluntary Returns to Sudan (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

"Visa and Mobility in Africa: Challenges and Way Ahead," Chapter in Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Routledge, June 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

Why is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible? (World of Migration Podcast Series, June 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (12 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

UNHCR: ‘A reliable immigration pathway could unlock potential’ (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

New open access book:

Digital Exiles: Refugee Work in the Global Digital Economy (MIT Press, June 2026) [open access]

- "The pursuit of a digital livelihood—from attending coding schools in Berlin to training datasets for AI in crisis-stricken Lebanon to online freelancing in Kenya’s refugee camps—represents an increasingly important income opportunity for refugees. Digital work programs by aid organizations and the private sector aim to help the forcibly displaced become self-reliant and successful workers, yet, for many, it creates new forms of exclusion, precarity, and risk. Combining human stories with insights from five years of multisited research and applied work with leading organizations, the author presents an alternative vision of an inclusive world of work that can help shape the fair digital economy of the future."

Reports:

4th JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement, Bangkok, 4-6 June 2026 [access]

- Follow the link to view presentations that have been posted.

Economic and Magnet Effects of Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers: Descriptive Evidence from the United States, HBS Working Paper, no. 91 (Harvard Business School, June 2026) [text]

Labor Mobility and Skills Profiles of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Lessons from eight years of refugee employment (Univ. of Sydney, June 2026) [access]

- Focuses on Australia.

Pioneering Evidence Shows How Entrepreneurship Model Can Reduce Extreme Poverty Among Refugees (Mercy Corps, June 2026) [access]

- Focuses on East Africa.

Series: Labour market inclusion for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons (International Labour Organization, June 2026)

- Includes briefs focusing on Germany, Kenya and Uganda. See also related news release.

Shock, awe, and economic fallout: The employment effects of ICE enforcement in US cities (Brookings, May 2026) [text]

- See also related NYT op-ed.

Temporary Protection, permanent effects? The labor market impact of Ukrainian refugees in the European Union, GLO Discussion Paper, no. 1769 (Global Labor Organization, 2026) [text via RePEc]

Uganda Refugee Response: Private Sector Engagement in the Agricultural Sector (UNHCR et al., June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Cruel Optimism of Work Permits: Vulnerabilities and Deportability Among Rejected Asylum-Seekers and International Students Pursuing Track Changes in Sweden," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 24, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

Research in Globalization [access]

- Special collection on "Forced Migration, Integration, and Employment of Ukrainians: A Global View."

"Working Your Way to Remain: Subjective Well-Being and Employment of Migrants in the United Kingdom," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 4 (July 2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (5 June 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (United States) (5 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"'Avoid using the term': Oxfam in Africa retracts LGBTQ censorship guide," The New Humanitarian, 10 June 2026) [text]

"For LGBTQ+ People, America's Promise of Refuge is Fading," Time Magazine, 20 June 2026 [text]

For LGBTIQ+ refugees in Kenya, digital work remains more a dream than reality (Africa at LSE Blog, July 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Delivered to Danger: How the Trump Administration’s Third-Country Agreements Threaten the Lives of LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Immigration Equality, June 2026) [access]

"Migration, Identity, and Time: The Experiences of Queer Iranians in Exile," Chapter in Time and Temporalities in Migration Law (Hart Publishing, Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Shaping SOGIESC Asylum in the European Union: The Court of Justice on Trial," Chapter in 30 Years of LGBT Case Law at the CJEU (Hart Publishing, Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Unravelling the knot of credibility assessment in SOGIESC asylum," Chapter in Credibility Assessment in Queer Asylum Cases: Believe it or Not? (Bristol Univ. Press, Forthcoming Jan. 2027) [preprint]

- Focuses on jurisprudence from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (28 May 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Attitudes Towards Russia and President Vladimir Putin and the Willingness to Help Ukrainian Refugees Among Americans," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 6 (June 2026) [open acccess]

"Beyond borders: A qualitative study on the use of forensic medical evaluations in securing humanitarian parole and Title 42 exemptions," Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, vol. 36, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Deportations to Perilous Places: Protecting Against Third Country Removal in Immigration Court," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 3 (Spring 2026) [full-text]

"Humanitarian Immigration Programs of the United States," Chapter in Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Routledge, June 2026) [open access]

"Immigrants and the Battle for Our Nation in the Courts," Univ. of the Pacific Law Review, vol. 57, no. 3 (2026) [full-text]

"Lost in Translation: Indigenous Latin American Migrants in the U.S. Asylum-Seeking Process," Backstory, vol. 2, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"The Origins, Consequences, and Uncertain Legacy of the Trump Administration’s Humanitarian, Refugee, and Immigration Policies: A Comprehensive Analysis," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 23 June 2026 [full-text]

"Prolonged Deportable Statuses of Southeast Asians in the United States," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 5 June 2026 [open access]

"Rendition to a Place of No Return," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 3 (Spring 2026) [full-text]

"Syrian Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 11 June 2026 [text]

"Unstable Foundations: Asylum Law and Policy under the Biden Administration," Cornell International Law Journal, vol. 58, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (7 July 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Abandoning Principles: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Al Otro Lado Denying Asylum to Arriving Migrants (Just Security, June 2026) [text]

The Founders Lived Through—and Loved—High Immigration Rates (CATO At Liberty Blog, July 2026) [text]

How do US “third country removals” work and are they legal? (Amnesty International, June 2026) [text]

- See also related Just Security post on the recent US-Central African Republic deportation agreement.

"I Helped Write the Refugee Act. Trump is Trampling It," Time Magazine, 9 June 2026 [text]

Immigration in the Supreme Court, 2025 Term (ImmProf Blog, July 2026) [text]

Incompetence and Laziness in Immigration Court (The Asylumist Blog, June 2026) [text]

Rumors of Asylum’s Death Have Been Greatly (Somewhat? Slightly?) Exaggerated (The Asylumist Blog, June 2026) [text]

- See also related ImmProf blog post.

Sanitized and Unreviewable: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Mullin v Doe on Ending Temporary Protected Status for 1.3m Noncitizens (Just Security, June 2026) [text]

- See also related post on the CATO At Liberty blog.

"The State Department Really Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Office of Remigration," Wired, 27 May 2026 [text]

States Advance ICE Masking Bans, Data Protections, and Immigration Enforcement Guardrails in 2026 (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2026) [text]

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Resource:

Immigration Habeas Tracker: Government Obstruction, Judicial Trust, and Accountability (Just Security) [access]

- "This searchable resource tracks U.S. federal immigration habeas cases filed on or after Jan. 20, 2025, with a specific focus on federal judges’ findings of government misconduct toward the courts."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (2 June 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Brasil recibe 75.600 solicitudes de asilo en 2025 y supera los 165.000 refugiados reconocidos (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Broken immigration promises are based on false narratives (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Dominican Republic: Receiving Third-Country Deportations from the United States Undermines Refugee Protection (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2026) [text]

"There and back: A migrant’s odyssey in post-Trump Latin America," The New Humanitarian, 2 June 2026 [text]

Uruguay reafirma su compromiso con las personas refugiadas a 20 años de una ley pionera (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

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

Reports & book chapters:

"Canada's Visa Regime: A Global Model at a Crossroads," Chapter in Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Routledge, June 2026) [open access]

Cuban mixed migration: US fuels departures and restricts access (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2026) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Desplazamiento forzado en 2025: Tendencias en las Américas (ACNUR, June 2026) [access]

- An English version is also available.

Desplazamiento forzado interno en México: Procesos políticos y dinámicas de violencia (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Nov. 2025) [full-text]

Desplazamiento forzado y otras situaciones de violencia en México (Save the Children & Consorcio de Respuesta Humanitaria en México, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

"La migración y el desplazamiento interno en América Latina y el Caribe," Capítulo de Informe sobre Democracia y Desarrollo 2026 (UNDP, Mayo 2026) [access]

- Scroll to p. 203 in the full report; an English version is also available.

Rebuilding Lives in Guatemala: Understanding Returnee Profiles and Reintegration Challenges (Migration Policy Institute, June 2026) [text]

Tendencias Nacionales: El desplazamiento forzado en Ecuador (ACNUR, June 2026) [text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (27 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports:

Asylum and Forced Displacement in the EU Enlargement Process: Contributions to inform the European Commission 2026 Enlargement Package in the area of asylum (ECRE, June 2026) [text]

A common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the European Union (European Parliament, June 2026) [text]

Country Reports (AIDA, June-July 2026)

- Updated profiles are available for Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania.

Criminalising Asylum in Ireland: Prosecuting Asylum-Seekers without a Valid Passport or Equivalent Document (Irish Refugee Council & Maynooth University, May 2026) [text via Refworld]

UNHCR recommendations to the Dutch Government (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"'Access Gaps as Drivers of Vulnerability'—Access to social services for refugees through the lens of vulnerability: An intersectional analysis in Türkiye," British Journal of Social Work, Advance Articles, 24 June 2026 [open access]

"Alternatives to Return: An Ideal-Typical Categorization of State Responses to Non-Repatriated Irregular Migrants," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 24 June 2026 [open access]

"Rebuilding home on 'hot ground': spiritual obligation and the decision to return to Srebrenica," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 13 June 2026 [open access]

"The role of medical evidence certifying PTSD for legal outcomes in Swedish asylum cases 2016–2020," Social Science & Medicine, vol. 404 (Sept. 2026) [open access]

"A spatial analysis of secondary movements and desertification in EU asylum governance," Territory, Politics, Governance, Latest Articles, 25 June 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (2 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The Chișinău Declaration in the Data: Non-Refoulement and States’ Insatiable Appetite for a Restrained Court (EJIL: Talk Blog, June 2026) [text]

Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year (European Commission, June 2026) [text]

Externalising Return: The Austria–Uzbekistan Migration Agreement and the Future of EU Return Governance (RLI Blog, June 2026) [text]

*The Future of Reintegration Is a Key Missing Piece in Europe’s Focus on Returns (MPI, June 2026) [text]

IOM-UNHCR: EU Pact offers hope for better migration management and fairer asylum systems (June 2026) [text]

Myths & Realities about Return Hubs under the Return Regulation (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, June 2026) [text]

New migration and asylum rules enter into application: what is changing? (European Commission, June 2026) [text]

Refugee Protection in the unique context of Northern Ireland: an introduction (RLI Blog, July 2026) [text]

- New blog series.

UN Human Rights Chief concerned about new EU returns law, urges consistency with human rights and refugee law (OHCHR, June 2026) [text]

Why public attitudes to immigration don't respond to falling migration (LSE British Politics Blog, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

New open access books:

Fragmented Lives in Times of War: Displacement within and from Ukraine (transcript Publishing, June 2026) [open access]

- "What are the challenges faced by forced migrants within and from Ukraine due to the Russian invasion? The interdisciplinary contributors shed light on the lives of displaced persons, which are divided ‒ in terms of time, space, and social context ‒ into a 'before' and 'after' the war. They analyse the uncertainties faced by war migrants and those who have decided to remain in Ukraine, and how people navigate these uncertainties in everyday life. The volume presents case studies from various European countries that make an important contribution to the growing literature on forced migration from Ukraine and provides new insights into the under-researched areas of internal displacement and voluntary immobility in Ukraine."

Visas in Migration and Asylum Law: The Key that Opens the Door (Routledge, June 2026) [open access] 

- "This book explores and discusses the different perspectives stemming from the visa as a tool of international mobility. A visa has a multifaced nature. It is a 'key' which allows foreign nationals to reach the door of the State. It is also a tool for the State to govern migration and border control. In humanitarian and international protection terms, it is also a tool for human rights protection. Against this background, this book assesses the legal and socio-political implications arising from the multipurpose nature and scope of visas. It is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the visa as an instrument for migration control, contextualizing the rationale behind its invention and the legal challenges it raises. The second part focuses on the visa as a tool for asylum, examining its use for humanitarian purposes, including resettlement schemes and emergency-related evacuation initiatives put in place in different legal systems." Part 1 focuses particularly on the EU.

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Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (9 June 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (9 June 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Event report: Assessing the Implications of Uganda's Shift from Group Status Refugee Recognition (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, June 2026) [text]

The long horizon of displacement in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNHCR Data Insight, June 2026) [text]

- "Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for a median period of almost 16 years... ." See also related press release.

Migration: why this policy field is emerging as a priority in Liberia (African Arguments, June 2026) [text]

Migration in Somalia: People on the Move ( Blog On the Move, May 2026) [text]

Research Findings Verification Workshop: Legal Frameworks for Refugees/Asylum Seekers and Children on the Move in Malawi (Blog On the Move, May 2026) [text]

‘Some people’s lives matter more than others’: local responders in Sudan feel ignored as the world focuses on other crises (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Statement by the Regional Women-Led Organizations Support Platform for the Sudan Situation (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

US-Africa migrant deals ramp up as government transparency fails (ISS Today, May 2026) [text]

New open access book:

Economies of Care: Return Migration from South Africa to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Berghahn Books, June 2026) [open access]

- "Crises and displacement have shaped practices and relations of care among Zimbabwean migrants and their families upon their return from South African urban areas. Through ethnographic research primarily in Bulawayo, Economies of Care addresses the intersection of kinship, state functions and migration in sustaining livelihoods amidst Zimbabwe's economic and political instability. It offers an in-depth analysis of how bureaucratic and intimate care structures intertwine, making it an essential resource for scholars of migration, anthropology and African studies."

Reports & journal articles:

The African Review, vol. 53, no. 3 (June 2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Refugees, Displacement and the Politics of Belonging in Tanzania." The editorial is freely available.

"Care and Politics in Action: The Humanitarian Relief by Somali Businesswomen in Zambia to Puntland," Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 4 Feb. 2026 [open access]

Regional Trends: Forced Displacement in West and Central Africa (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

"'Standing on the shoulders of giants': the relationship between the African and global refugee conventions," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 5 June 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (27 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports:

Addressing irregularity and migrant vulnerabilities in Sweden, PRIME Policy Brief, no. 14 (EUI Migration Policy Centre, May 2026) [text]

Asylum Report 2026 (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026) [access]

- Follow link for report, fact sheets, and additional resources.

Country Report (AIDA, June 2026)

- Updated profile available for Czechia.

False Narratives and the Reality of History: The Deportation of Soviet Koreans in 1937, RID Working Paper, no. 52 (Researching Internal Displacement, June 2026) [text]

How prepared is the EU for another migration crisis? Reassessing the situation in the wake of the Iran conflict and the Sudanese civil war (European Parliament, June 2026) [text]

Irregular migrants in Croatia: legal gaps, labour market pressures, and policy options, PRIME Policy Brief, no. 12 (EUI Migration Policy Centre, May 2026) [text]

Practical Guide on Qualification for International Protection (EU Agency for Asylum, June 2026) [text]

*Questions and Answers: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (Human Rights Watch, June 2026) [access]

The 'Risk of Absconding' under the EU Pact (UNHCR, 2026) [text]

UNHCR recommendations to Denmark on strengthening refugee protection in Denmark, Europe and globally (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

*Resource:

Handbook on European Law relating to Asylum, Borders and Immigration, 4th ed. (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, June 2026) [access]

- "This handbook provides an overview of the European legal standards relevant to asylum, borders and immigration, explaining both applicable Council of Europe and EU measures. The handbook is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, and for national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in the areas covered." This new edition incorporates developments since 2020 (when the third edition was published) in EU legislation and case law from the ECtHR and EU Court of Justice.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (9 June 2026)

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunities:

Seminar: Refugees Return from Egypt: Legal Frameworks, Historical Contexts, and Contemporary Practices, Cairo, 14 June 2026 [info]

- *Note: This seminar has been postponed until further notice.

Consultancy: Regional Study on Gender Dynamics, Risks, and Decision-Making Related to Syrian Returns in Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, and Syria [info]

- Submit proposal by 21 June 2026.

Short pieces:

Mixed migration through Iran (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2026) [access]

- Infographic.

Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement (OHCHR, June 2026) [text]

United Arab Emirates: Targeting of Shia Migrants for Deportation Amidst Iran War (Immigration Detention Monitor, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

Downward Refugee-Led Accountability: Rethinking Humanitarian Governance by studying the Syrian Cross-Border Response, RLI Working Paper, no. 84 (Refugee Law Initiative, April 2026) [text]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to Asylum-Seekers from the Syrian Arab Republic (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

Not Yet Home: Evidence and recommendations on Syrian refugee returns from Türkiye (FORCE4Refugees & Upinion, May 2026) [text via ICVA]

Palestinians Returning to Lebanon: Possibilities, Readmission and Risks, RLC Briefing Paper, no. 6 (Refugee Law Clinic, May 2026) [text]

Returning to Syria: Supporting safe and inclusive returns from Jordan and Lebanon (Humanity & Inclusion, ) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Vulnerability Assessment Framework: Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees - Jordan (UNHCR, May 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 45 (2026) [open access]

- Thematic dossier on "Chercher refuge au-delà de l’Europe: Réfugiés, migrants et exilés européens au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord (xixe-xxe siècles) = Seeking Refuge Beyond Europe. European Refugees, Migrants and Exilees in the Middle East and North Africa, 19th and 20th centuries."

"Exploring the Drivers of Hesitancy Towards Covid-19 Vaccine Among Syrian Refugees Residing in Mount Lebanon: A Qualitative Study," IJID Regions, In Press, 23 May 2026 [open access]

"Forced Displacement Trauma: Palestinian Nakba Narratives across Three Refugee Generations in Gaza," Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Latest Articles, 14 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Humanitarianism in the West Bank: Structures, Power, and the Limits of Aid, 19 May 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (19 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (United States)

Short pieces:

Building Workforce Pell for the real economy requires leveraging all available talent (Niskanen Center, June 2026) [text]

The Economic Benefit of Birthright Citizenship (CATO At Liberty Blog, May 2026) [text]

From the San Luis Valley to Vail, Latino labor powers every sector of Colorado’s economy (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

The Immigration Debate America Needs—and is Not Having (MPI, May 2026) [text]

The low-immigration economy (ImmProf Blog, May 2026) [text]

Public comment: Improving wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain foreign nationals in the United States (Niskanen Center, May 2026) [text]

"Report: Trump's immigration crackdown will harm Mass. labor force," WBUR, 4 June 2026 [text]

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US‑born workers didn’t see any economic gains (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Reports:

The Economic Impact of Mass Deportations, NBER Working Paper, no. 34790 (National Bureau of Economic Research, Feb. 2026) [text]

From Field to Fork: The Economic Impact of Immigrants on Texas’ Food Industry (American Immigration Council &  Texans for Economic Growth, May 2026) [access]

Immigration Restrictions and Natives’ Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from the 1920s US Quota Acts, Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 485 (CATO Institute, May 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Rooted in the Valley: Immigrants in Napa County’s Communities and Economy (Migration Policy Institute, May 2026) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (5 June 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Cultural community as an information ground of Middle Eastern women refugees in Sweden: a road to better integration into society," Information Research, vol. 31, no. ISIC (2026) [open access]

"Deportation after resettlement: The conditional belonging of Bhutanese Americans in the United States," Transformative Social Work, vol. 4, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Does the Form of Conflict Termination Shape the Scale, Timing, and Selectivity of External Refugee Return? Comparative Evidence from 30 Countries, and Three Selected Cases (Bosnia, Liberia, and Sri Lanka)," Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

"Participation and learning: a quasi-experimental examination of refugee settlement program and its impacts on refugees’ socioeconomic capabilities," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 30 May 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Resistance, Intentionality, and Endurance: Understanding Asylum-Seeking Mothers’ Agency During Resettlement in Montreal, Canada," Transcultural Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 21 May 2026 [open access]

"Sacrificing the Few to Save the Many: The Moral Economy of Resettlement to Norway," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

*"The Social Integration of International Migrants: Evidence from the Networks of Syrians in Germany," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 134, no. 4 (April 2026) [preprint]

"The Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Ukrainian Refugees in the EU: The Role of Cultural Events," Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: Series History, no. 69 (2026) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (4 June 2026)

Regional Focus: United States

Opportunity:

Webinar: The Changing Landscape of Immigration Law: Expanding Limits and Shrinking Protections, 5 June 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

The Administration’s Attack on I-730 Petitions (The Asylumist Blog, May 2026) [text]

Dangerous Speech in Disguise: The White House’s New “Aliens” Website Is Not a Joke (Just Security, June 2026) [text]

Democratic Republic of Congo: US Third-Country Deportations Amidst a Human Rights Crisis (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

DHS Quits Granting Green Cards—Almost Entirely (CATO At Liberty Blog, May 2026) [text]

- See also related post on The Asylumist blog.

New ICE Arrest Statistics Shed Light on Who the Agency is Targeting in American Communities (Immigration Impact Blog, April 2026) [text]

New York Considers Measures to Rein in ICE (HRW, May 2026) [text]

"Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off from Jobs, Health Care and Housing," New York Times, 30 May 2026 [text]

- See also related post on Paul Krugman's Substack.

U.S. Department of State: The United States Rejects International Migration Review Forum (ImmProf Blog, May 2026) [text]

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Reports:

Immigration Research: ICE Arrests and Enforcement (UCLA) [access]

- Follow link for a series of  analytical briefs that "document disproportionate impacts on Latinos and rising arrests among Asians, revealing how politics, race, and state policies shape enforcement practices. Together, they provide evidence of bias and raise urgent questions about equity, justice, and democracy in the United States."

Particular Social Groups in Review: A Bright Future, Research Paper, no. 2026-14 (Belmont Univ. College of Law, May 2026) [text]

Restoring Credibility and Humanity: A New Framework for Immigration Enforcement (American Immigration Council, May 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Attacked as 'De Facto Amnesty,' U.S. Temporary Protected Status is Abruptly Eroded," Migration Information Source, 28 May 2026 [text]

"Brazilian Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 14 May 2026 [text]

Idaho Law Review, vol. 61, no. 3 (2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Immigration Law and the Shifting Border of American Federalism."

"The Immigration Habeas Deluge: Adjudicating Mass Government Torts," Indiana Law Journal, vol. 102 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 77, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Law, Belonging, and Exclusion: The Dual Role of Immigration and Citizenship Law."

SMU Law Review, vol. 79, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

- Symposium issue on "Immigration and the Constitution: Evolving Doctrines and Emerging Conflicts."

"Still about race: white supremacy, immigration politics and Trumpism," Race & Class, OnlineFirst, 21 April 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Supreme Court (Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times Podcast Series, season 2) [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (7 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (7 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"'Considering Him Not as a Prisoner, but as a Refugee': The Categorisation of French Refugees in Jamaica during the Time of the Haitian Revolution and the Revolutionary Wars," Itinerario, FirstView, 21 May 2026 [open access]

"How Immigration Crackdowns and Aid Cuts Are Reshaping Migration Across Central America," Migration Information Source, 20 May 2026 [text]

"Liminal deportations: the politics of third-country deportation in the Americas," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 13 May 2026 [open access]

"Manufacturing Migrants: How Historical Identity Construction and Bureaucratic Tools Enable Anti- Immigration Politics in the Dominican Republic," Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

"Mental health and quality of life of migrants in transit through the Darién gap: A cross-sectional assessment in Panama," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now? (World of Migration Podcast Series, May 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)