Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Challenges, Successes, and Recommendations: U.S. Labor Mobility Pathways for Displaced People (RLI Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

The DOT’s trucking crackdown isn’t about safety — it’s about immigration (Niskanen Center Commentary, Nov. 2025) [text]

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

- Focuses on Kenya.

Refugees who left their homes and became successful business owners – in their own words (Loughborough Univ., Nov. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Syrian forced migrants in Turkey have built businesses despite challenges. Here’s what has helped them succeed (The Conversation, Nov. 2025) [text]

USCIS Restricts Work Permits for Asylum Seekers (The Asylumist Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

When Trump’s immigration raids become foreign policy (Niskanen Center Commentary, Oct. 2025) [text]

Journal articles:

"Government Efforts to Boost Diaspora Remittances Earn Mixed Results," Migration Information Source, 5 Nov. 2025 [text]

"Integrated psychological capital and theory of planned behavior as predictors of entrepreneurial intentions among refugees," Discover Psychology, 5:143 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Navigating overqualification: Syrian female refugees with university degrees in the labour market," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

- Focuses on Türkiye.

"A qualitative study of the experiences of Syrian physicians in Türkiye: the need to strengthen integration," Human Resources for Health, 23:63 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Ukrainian displaced women entrepreneurs in EU countries: Pathways to inclusion in the European business environment," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

"Weathering the storm: Career development stories of Syrian refugee women in Türkiye," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (28 Oct. 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (28 Oct. 2025)

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

[Note: This post was meant to be published on 22 Sept. 2025, along with its part 2 companion, but somehow, it was overlooked! So I am re-posting both parts, with several newer items added in.]

Short pieces:

Blog series: Methodological Reflections on Studying Border Policing (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept. 2025) [access]

- Read the first post for more info.

Mending, Not Ending, the Refugee Convention Could Save the Protection System and Restore Public Trust (MPI, Sept. 2025) [text]

The Politics of Border Control: Refugees as Bargaining Chips in Foreign Policy (Refugee Research Online, Sept. 2025) [text]

Reports:

2025 Stocktaking report: Machine readable travel documents for refugees and stateless persons (UNHCR, Sept. 2025) [text]

- See also earlier related working paper.

94th Meeting of the Standing Committee, Genera, 8-9 Sept. 2025 [access]

- Follow link for documents, presentations and remarks.

Displaced and diverse: Demographic, socio-economic, and land use profiles for 349 million internal displacements worldwide (IOM & IDMC, Sept. 2025) [access]

Global South Perspectives on Internally Displaced People, Policy Brief (IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Migration, Aug. 2025) [access]

- Follow link for report and access to the recording of a related webinar.

The Journey Before the Boat 2024 (UNHCR, Sept. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Refugee Leadership: Tools, Challenges, and the Path Forward (Refugees International, Sept. 2025) [text]

Vanished in Transit: A Report on Missing Refugees (UNHCR, Sept. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (6 Sept. 2025)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

*Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights (The Conversation, July 2025) [text]

"Here are the 3rd-countries where the Trump admin is deporting migrants," Axios, 16 July 2025 [text]

ICE memo approves third‑country removals with six‑hour notice (JURIST News, July 2025) [text]

A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens (The Conversation, July 2025) [text]

"More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations," NPR, 15 July 2025 [text]

The Supreme Court and Donald Trump Battle Over Immigration: Will the Law Prevail? (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2025) [text]

Supreme Court Decision Sparks Confusion, Creates New Hurdles for Federal Court Review of Removal Orders (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2025) [text]

Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated (Gallup News, July 2025) [text]

- See also similar findings in recent CNN poll.

"Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tells another story," AP News, 12 July 2025 [text]

Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective (Just Security, July 2025) [text]

- See also related podcast recording below.

Law review articles:

"Comparative Visions for a U.S. Group-Based Asylum Proposal," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 57 (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"A New Opportunity to Reformulate the Definition of a Particular Social Group Post Chevron," Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, vol. 20 (Forthcoming, 2025) [full-text via SSRN]

"Probable Cause Deportation," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, vol. 59 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

"Racial Disparities in Crime Based Removal Proceedings," Minnesota Law Review, vol. 109, no. 5 (2025) [full-text]

"Understanding the Use of Policy Narratives in Protests Among Russian Asylum Seekers in Guam," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 24 Feb. 2025 [ResearchGate]

"We Can't Apply from the Grave: Why the Asylum Standard of Proof Fails Those Who Need It Most," American Univ. Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 32, no. 3 (2025) [full-text]

Resources:

Free/Open Books for Immigration and Crimmigration (Kit Johnson) [access]

- An update of Crimmigration Law: An Open Casebook as well as a supplement to both this casebook and an immigration law casebook will be posted later this month on the author's website. In the meantime, paperback versions are available for purchase.

Immigration Judge Dashboard (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies) [access]

- "The IJ Dashboard is a CGRS technical assistance (TA) tool that allows registered users to access aggregated anonymized case outcome data for asylum and other fear-based claims reported by other advocates." Read more about it in this related article.

Report on the Trump Administration's 2025 Changes to Immigration Law (New York City Bar, updated June 2025) [text]

Multimedia:

What Just Happened, The Budget Bill and the Future of DHS and ICE (Just Security Podcast, July 2025) [access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

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

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (8 July 2025)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

*Are Trump's Deportation Cases about Foreign Policy or Something Else? (UC Davis, May 2025) [text]

"Court rejects Trump bid to swiftly deport migrants to countries not their own," Reuters, 16 May 2025 [text]

- See also related Human Rights Watch news release and articles on CBS News and Politico.

Five State Immigration Bills You Should Know About (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2025) [text]

House Reconciliation Bill Would Supercharge Immigrant Detention and Effectively Eliminate Asylum for Most (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2025) [text]

Immigrants’ Experiences Differ Wildly Depending on Which State They Live in (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2025) [text]

In Congress, a Welcome, But Flawed, Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture (Just Security, May 2025) [text]

Litigation Update: Special Parole, TPS and CBP ONE (Paralegal Inst. of the Americas, May 2025) [text]

The Niskanen Center’s new, monthly irregular migration tracker (Niskanen Center, May 2025) [text]

Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Increase the Size of the U.S. Unauthorized Population (MPI, May 2025) [text]

Statement on Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) of Migrants in the United States (IOM, May 2025) [text]

Supreme Court again bars Trump from removing Venezuelan nationals (SCOTUSBlog, May 2025) [text]

- See also related posts on Just Security, Immigration Impact and ImmigrationProg Blog, as well as this NYT article and statement by the UN human rights chief.

*"Supreme Court says Trump can strip protected status for Venezuelans for now," NPR, 19 May 2025 [text]

Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals (EPI Blog, May 2025) [text]

The Time to Prepare for Your Asylum Interview is Now (The Asylumist Blog, May 2025) [text]

Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport (The Hill, May 2025) [text]

"US says $14m program with Panama for removal of migrants has funded 2,000 deportations," AP News, 7 May 2025 [text]

What Does Immigration Law Do? (Carnegie Endowment, May 2025) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (3 May 2025)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

Domestic debate, Global Strategy: Revisiting immigration in U.S. foreign policy (Niskanen Center, March 2025) [text]

"Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States," Migration Information Source, 12 March 2025 [text]

"Mapping American Attitudes Towards Refugees and Immigrants: Insights into Anti-Refugee and Anti-Muslim Sentiments," Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 3 (March 2025) [open access]

Terrorism and Immigration: 50 Years of Foreign-Born Terrorism on US Soil, 1975–2024, Policy Analysis, no. 991 (Cato Institute, March 2025) [text]

- See also related blog post.

"Trump Administration Bends U.S. Government in Extraordinary Ways Towards Aim of Mass Deportations," Migration Information Source, 27 Feb. 2025 [text]

The Trump Administration’s Registration Requirement for Immigrants (American Immigration Council, March 2025) [text]

- See also related Axios article.

Multimedia:

Covering immigration stories in 2025: Expert insights and reporting advice, 25 Feb. 2025 [access]

Resource:

Deportation Data Project [access]

- This resource "collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. We use the Freedom of Information Act to gather datasets directly from the government, and we also post datasets that the government has posted proactively or in response to others’ requests."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (14 March 2025)

Round-up: More on USAID Shutdown & Consequences of Aid Freeze (incl. on the US)

USAID under the Trump Administration (US Congressional Research Service, 3 Feb. 2025) [text]

The implications of a USAID shutdown (Brookings, 4 Feb. 2025) [text]

In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue (The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025) [text]

- See also related NBC News article.

*Dear Secretary Rubio: You Are Right, Foreign Assistance Works. Please Resume It (CGD Blog, 5 Feb. 2025) [text]

*"How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze," Time Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025 [text]

How Trump’s Attack on USAID Undermines American Leadership and Security (Center for American Progress, 5 Feb. 2025) [text]

- See also related Washington Post article.

"The Truth about U.S. Foreign Aid: A Response to Secretary Marco Rubio," Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025 [text]

- See also related LinkedIn post on how "USAID was always an America-first agency."

"What story will humanitarians tell in a Trump world?," Inklings Newsletter, 5 Feb. 2025 [text]

The Future of Global Aid: Understanding USAID's Suspension and Its Global Impact (Univ. of Groningen, 6 Feb. 2025) [text]

"Killing U.S.A.I.D. is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere," New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025 [text]

Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is also about strategic interests (The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025) [text]

*The White House Demonstrates USAID’s Efficiency (CGD Blog, 6 Feb. 2025) [text]

*Afghanistan: What the US aid freeze means for the country (ACAPS, 7 Feb. 2025) [text]

"Ending USAID programs could undercut Trump's goal of slashing migration to the U.S., groups say," NBC News, 7 Feb 2025 [text]

Federal unions sue Trump over USAID dismantling, cite devastating humanitarian impact (JURIST, 7 Feb. 2025) [text]

- See also related Lawfare Blog post.

*Large Bipartisan Majorities Oppose Deep Cuts to Foreign Aid (Univ. of Maryland, 7 Feb. 2025) [text]

"Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say," Reuters, 7 Feb. 2025 [text]

"Foreign Aid Freeze Throws Global Programs into Chaos. Here is What to Know," New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 [text]

"Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave," BBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 [text]

- See also related AP News article.

"U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone," New York Times 8 Feb. 2025 [text]

"How local humanitarian groups are navigating the US aid freeze havoc," The New Humanitarian, 10 Feb. 2025 [text]

Oversight of USAID-Funded Humanitarian Assistance Programming Impacted by Staffing Reductions and Pause on Foreign Assistance (USAID Office of Inspector General, 10 Feb. 2025) [text]

- See also related PBS News article.

‘Stop Work!’ Aid and the Afghan economy after the halt to US aid (Afghanistan Analysts Network, 10 Feb. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

US: Lifesaving Programs Remain Suspended Despite Waivers (Human Rights Watch, 10 Feb. 2025 [text]

For additional info and updates, see ICVA's "90 Day Suspension Order Resources" page.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- News: Dismantling USAID & Impact of Aid Freeze (3 Feb. 2025)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Asylum seekers in the machinery of the state: administrative capacity vs. preferences - Recognition rates in EU member states," European Union Politics, OnlineFirst, 13 Nov. 2022 [open access]

"The Disparate State of Refugee Protection in the European Union," Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, vol. 82, no. 3 (2022) [open access]

"Ethics in practice in asylum law: asylum legal aid lawyers’ moral reasoning in respect of 'hopeless cases'," Legal Ethics, Latest Articles, 18 Nov. 2022 [open access]

- Focuses on The Netherlands.

Exile History Review, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

- This inaugural issue focuses on "European migration in the 20th century."

"Framing the 'Refugee Hunter': Gender and Nationalist Perspectives on Border Vigilance in Bulgaria," Conflict and Society, vol. 8, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Humanitarian diplomacy as Turkey’s national role conception and performance: evidence from Somalia and Afghanistan," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Latest Articles, 7 Oct. 2022 [full-text via CMI]

"'Our home, your home?' The precarious housing pathways of asylum seekers in Catalonia," Housing Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2022 [open access]

"The Standard of Truth: A Critique of the Irish Standard of Proof in Assessing Credibility in Asylum Determinations," Penn Undergraduate Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 2 (2022) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 3 for a foreword to this article.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (22 Nov. 2022)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles (cont.): 

"Barriers towards Resilient Performance among Public Critical Infrastructure Organizations: The Refugee Influx Case of 2015 in Sweden," Infrastructures, vol. 6, no. 8 (July 2021) [open access]

Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge University Press, July 2021) [open access]

- "This book highlights how the political culture of Scandinavia is indeed characterized by the idea of doing good on the world stage, but then shows how this 'Scandinavian humanitarian brand' is an asset that policymakers and others can capitalize on to legitimize policy interventions and ideas, or to advance commercial, diplomatic, and security interests."

"The exclusion of migrants and refugees from welfare programs in Austria: the 'legitimizing explanations' across different policy areas," International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, EarlyCite, 29 July 2021 [open access]

"The impact of partisan politics on migration policies: the case of healthcare provision for refugees by German states," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:39 (July 2021) [open access]

"Migration infrastructures and the production of migrants’ irregularity in Japan and the United Kingdom," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:31 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

"Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice," International Migration, Early View, 13 July 2021 [open access]

"A qualitative exploration of post-migration stressors and psychosocial well-being in two asylum reception centres in Belgium," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, EarlyCite, 1 Aug. 2021 [open access]

"What a Difference a Year Makes: Changes in Refugee Threat Perceptions in Flanders, Belgium," SAGE Open, 29 July 2021 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (9 Aug. 2021)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement," Migration Information Source, 3 June 2021 [text]

"Europeanization and De-Europeanization of Turkish Asylum and Migration Policies," Chapter in EU-Turkey Relations: Theories, Institutions, and Policies (Springer, 2021) [open access]

International Migration, vol. 59, no. 3 (June 2021) [contents]

- Includes special section on "Politics, humanitarianism and migration to Europe," with eight open access articles; the introduction is freely available.

"Legislating without Evidence: The Recast of the EU Return Directive," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 23, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"Leveraging the European Refugee Crisis: Forced Displacement and Bargaining in Greece's Bailout Negotiations," JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Early View, 8 June 2021 [open access]

"The New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Supporting or Constraining Rights of Vulnerable Groups?," European Papers, vol. 6, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

"‘Our aim is to assist migrants in making a well-informed decision’: how return counsellors in Austria and the Netherlands manage the aspirations of unwanted non-citizens," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 June 2021 [open access]

"Refugees and Migrants in Turkey: Differential Status and Access to Healthcare," Refugee Watch, no. 57 (2021) [full-text]

- Scroll to p. 88.

"Remote medico-legal assessment by telephone during COVID-19: Monitoring safety and quality when documenting evidence of torture for UK asylum applicants," Torture Journal, vol. (2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

The Future of Turkey-EU Relations: A new momentum on migration - Can they rise to the task?, 10 June 2021 [access]

- Follow link for video recording. See also related preprint. 

Syrian refugees and local assistance in Berlin, 9 June 2021 [access]

- Follow link for video recording.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (17 June 2021)

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Seminar: Co-Producing research between academics, NGOs, and communities in humanitarian response, 16 June 2021 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Explainer: The Global Compact on Refugees (RI Blog, June 2021) [text]

Morocco ‘weaponized’ migration to punish Spain. That’s more common than you think (Monkey Cage, June 2021) [text]

"On COVID vaccinations for refugees, will the world live up to its promises?," The New Humanitarian, 8 June 2021 [text]

Tracking Transnational Repression: Next Steps for the State Department’s Human Rights Reports (Just Security Blog, June 2021) [text]

UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team (UNHCR, June 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"At 70, has the 1951 Refugee Convention seen its day?," International Migration, vol. 59, no. 3 (June 2021) [free full-text]

"Ethics-driven policy framework for implementation of movement restrictions in pandemics," BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 6 (June 2021) [open access]

- Uses India as a case study.

Including Migrants and Communities in Socio-economic Recovery: Experiences from the UNDP-IOM Partnership (June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD," BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 6 (June 2021) [open access]

Same old, same old? Are we seeing a resurfacing of the North–South divide in GCM implementation? (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2021) [text]

"Studying Intimacies that Matter: Affective Assemblages in Research Interviews with Forced Migrants," NORA: Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, Latest Articles, 22 Feb. 2021 [open access]

- "The research question is how affect influences research interview situations and what effects these affective assemblages have on all involved."

"Supporting rebels and hosting refugees: Explaining the variation in refugee flows in civil conflicts," Journal of Peace Research, OnlineFirst, 26 May 2021 [open access]

Thematic Papers on Fragile & Forced Displacement Contexts: Recommendations for the World Bank Group and Other Investors (InterAction, June 2021) [text]

- "InterAction’s Forced Displacement Working Group (FDWG) developed five thematic papers to provide the WBG and other investors an overview of key considerations and actionable recommendations when engaging in fragile and forced displacement settings." Topics covered are livelihoods, gender & inclusivity, early childhood development, legal identity, and HLP.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (29 May 2021)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Opportunity:

 

Funding opportunity: NGO programs benefiting refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand [info]

- Proposal submission deadline is 28 April 2021.

Blog posts & press:

"Afghanistan’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans cross conflict front lines," The New Humanitarian, 7 April 2021 [text]

Anywhere but here? China’s response to refugee protection during COVID-19 (openDemocracy, March 2021) [text]

*"Long After the World Moved on, Bangladesh Is Still Sheltering Rohingya Refugees," The Diplomat, 16 April 2021 [text]

News comment: UNHCR calls on Myanmar’s neighbours to protect people fleeing violence (UNHCR, March 2021) [text]

- See also related Refugees International statement.

Pakistan launches ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees (UNHCR, April 2021) [text]

"Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Fear Deadly Fires," VOA News, 10 April 2021 [text]

Thailand’s National Screening Mechanism, refugee protection, and the human rights crisis in Myanmar (RLI Blog, April 2021) [text]

The U.S. Can Promote Democracy and Religious Freedom in Asia Through Migration Policy (Niskanen Center Blog, April 2021) [text]

"Why India Must Provide Political Asylum to Chin Refugees Fleeing Myanmar: There are concrete strategic reasons why New Delhi must do so, beyond obvious humanitarian ones," The Diplomat, 2 April 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Biometrics, Notion of Governmentality and Gender Relations in Rohingya Refugee Camps, Policies and Practices, no. 114 (Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Dec. 2020) [text]

"COVID-19 and Refugees in Malaysia: An NGO Response," Intervention Journal, vol. 19, no. 1 (March 2021) [open access]

"A Cross-Sectional Study on Disparities in Unmet Need among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand in 2019," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 8 (April 2021) [open access]

“Non-Refoulement in International Human Rights Law: India's Legal Obligation to Protect Refugees,” De Lege Ferenda, vol. III, no. i (2021) [full-text]

Transition without Justice in the Postcolonial World: Protection Discourses for Refugees and Migrants in South Asia, Policies and Practices, no. 117 (Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Dec. 2020) [text]

Walking Together in Partnership: Exploring the Impact of Localisation of Humanitarian Action Research in the Pacific (PIANGO & Humanitarian Advisory Group, Feb. 2021) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (31 March 2021)

Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to ‘remain in Mexico’ – but for 41,247 migrants, it’s too late (The Conversation, March 2021) [text]

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Immigration: One Year Later (Immigration Impact Blog, March 2021) [text]

*Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden’s proposed changes (FactTank, March 2021) [text]

Migrant Protection Protocols Along U.S.-Mexico Border Come to an End, but the Assault on Asylum Continues (Border Criminologies Blog, March 2021) [text]

Real Needs, Not Fictitious Crises Account for the Situation at US-Mexico Border (Center for Migration Studies, March 2021) [text]

*There's No Migrant "Surge" at the U.S. Southern Border. Here’s the Data (WP Monkey Cage, March 2021) [text]

To Solve the Border Crises, We Need to Decide Who Qualifies for Asylum (The Asylumist Blog, March 2021) [text]

When Americans recall their roots, they open up to immigration (The Conversation, March 2021) [text]

Update re. Temporary Protected Status (TPS):

"Biden Opened Temporary Legal Status to Thousands of Immigrants. Here’s How They Could End Up Trapped," ProPublica, 16 March 2021 [text]

Extension and Re-Designation of Syria for TPS (Immigration Law Blog, March 2021) [text]

Removing Barriers to Family Unity for Holders of Temporary Protected Status: An Opportunity for Biden Administration (Just Security Blog, March 2021) [text]

TPS for Myanmar -aka- Burma (ImmigrationProf Blog, March 2021) [text]

Venezuela Designated for Temporary Protected Status: CMS estimates that 275,000 Venezuelans could benefit (CMS, March 2021) [text]

Venezuelans, Burmese among more than 600,000 immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status in U.S. (FactTank, March 2021) [text]

What You Need to Know about Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela (Immigration Impact Blog, March 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Characteristics of Asylum Seekers in Collaborative Assessment Program," Psychiatric Quarterly, Latest Articles, 10 March 2021 [free full-text]

"Defined by the Flood: Alarmism and the Legal Thresholds of US Political Asylum," Geopolitics, vol. 26, no. 1 (2021) [Academia]

"Immigrants from Asia in the United States," Migration Information Source, 10 March 2021 [text]

"Invasion and colonization: Islamophobia and anti-refugee sentiment in West Virginia," Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, vol. 39, no. 1 (2021) [Academia]

Policy & Legislative Recommendations to Increase Protections for Refugees and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons (US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, March 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (8 March 2021)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (8 March 2021)

Thematic Focus: General

Blog posts & press:

The Escalating Crisis of Internal Displacement (RLI Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

How Eurocentric is the 1951 UN Refugee Convention—and Why Does It Matter? (Refugee History Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

No One Wants to be the “Global North”? On Being a Researcher across the North and South (Thinking Through the Global South Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Q&A: ‘Including refugees in the vaccine rollout is key to ending the pandemic’ (UNHCR, Jan. 2021) [text]

A ‘Supportive and Catalytic’ Supervisor? UNHCR’S Role in the Global Compact on Refugees (RLI Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

UNHCR Turns 70: Reflections on Founding, Developments and Today’s Role (FluchtforschungsBlog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Reports:

79th Meeting of the Standing Committee, 16-17 Sept. 2020 [access]

- Follow link for documentation in English and French.

Data disaggregation of SDG indicators by forced displacement (UNHCR, Dec. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

International Migration 2020: Highlights (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

International Mobility, Migration and Wellbeing Conference & Workshop, Dec. 11-14, 2019, Istanbul: Conference Proceedings (Istanbul Univ., British Academy & Oxford Brookes Univ., 2020) [Academia]

The Mixed Migration Centre in 2020: Annual catalogue of research & publications (Jan. 2021) [access]

Towards durable solutions: FAO’s programming in forced displacement contexts (FAO, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"The battleground of asylum and immigration policies: a conceptual inquiry," Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 44, no. 3 (2020) [open access]

"A case analysis of partnered research on palliative care for refugees in Jordan and Rwanda," Conflict and Health, 15:2 (Jan. 2021) [open access]

"Colonial roots of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its effects on the global refugee regime," Journal of International Relations and Development, Online First, 3 Jan. 2021 [free full-text]

"Rivalry, Ethnicity, and Asylum Admissions Worldwide," International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations, Latest Articles, 8 Nov. 2020 [free full-text]

- Note: A postprint version of this article is also available.

Related posts:

- News: New Edition of HRW's World Report (13 Jan. 2021)

- Opportunities: Refugee & Forced Migration Histories (12 Jan. 2021)

- New Issue of RSQ & Related Launch Event (11 Jan. 2021)

- Thematic Focus: General (6 Jan. 2021)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Asylum is in Danger after Court Upholds Rushed Screening Process at the Border (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

The First 100 Days: Are Biden’s Plans Enough? (The Asylumist Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Fixing Asylum Part 1: Politics (The Asylumist Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

 

FY 2021 Begins with Largest Immigration Court Backlog on Record (TRAC, Nov. 2020) [text]

Implications of Trump’s Resistance to Post-Election Transition on Immigration Measures (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Mass Deportations to Cameroon Undermine US Foreign Policy and Violate International Law (Just Security Blog, Nov. 2020) [text]

ProPublica is Tracking the Trump Administration's "Midnight Regulations" (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Rebuilding from the ashes, Trump’s heritage on immigration and asylum policy (Amnesty International, Nov. 2020) [text]

The road to fix America’s broken immigration system begins abroad (Up Front Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Rule to Block Asylum Seekers from Protection Finalized in Last Days of Trump Administration (Human Rights First, Dec. 2020) [text]

- Note: This is a different rule from the one referenced in the "'death' of asylum" post below.

The Trump Administration Will Inflict More Damage to the Immigration System Before Leaving Office (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

- See also related ImmigrationProf blog post.

Trump Asylum Regulation the "Death" of Asylum in the United States? (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports:

A Rights-Centered Paradigm for Protecting the Forcibly Displaced (Center for American Progress, Dec. 2020) [text]

- See also related press release.

Use of Public Health as Pretext to Ban and Block Refugees (Human Rights First, Dec. 2020) [text]

A Vision for America as a Welcoming Nation: AILA Recommendations for the Future of Immigration (Nov. 2020) [access]

- Follow link for document and related videos.

Multimedia:

17th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, 21 Sept. 2020 [access]

- Follow link for video recordings.

Resource:

Strengthening US Immigration and Refugee Protection Policies: Research, Analysis and Policy Proposals (Center for Migration Studies) [access]

- Follow link for a set of "reports, articles, and papers devoted to reform of the US immigration and refugee protection systems.  Each publication concludes with policy recommendations – legislative, administrative, and programmatic – directed at federal, state, local and non-governmental organizations. These papers can serve as a valuable resource to public officials, policy influencers, and advocates for more effective, inclusive, and rights-respecting immigration and refugee policies."

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (23 Nov. 2020)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

News: Launch of several key resources

Global Humanitarian Overview 2019 (OCHA, Dec. 2018) [access]
- The GHO is the "most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of priority global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them." For more info., follow link for report, background documents, videos and other related press materials. See also the GHO's companion report below on data and trends.

The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, 4th ed. (Sphere, Nov. 2018) [access]
- "This fourth edition marks the 20th anniversary of The Sphere Handbook and reflects changes in the humanitarian sector over that time. It includes new guidance for working in urban settings, for addressing Minimum Standards in protracted crises, and for delivering assistance through markets as a way to meet the standards. All technical chapters have been updated to reflect current practice, and the harmonised Core Humanitarian Standard replaces the previous Core Standards."

The State of the Humanitarian System, 4th ed. (ALNAP, Dec. 2018) [access]
- The SOHS "is an independent study that compiles the latest statistics on the size, shape and scope of the humanitarian system and assesses overall performance and progress. Published every three years, it provides a unique sector-level mapping and assessment of international humanitarian assistance." Follow link for microsite and text of the report.

World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2018 (OCHA, Dec. 2018) [access]
- The WHDT "highlights major trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their causes and drivers. This year’s report includes case studies on the evolution of protracted crises, attacks on health care, attacks on education, water and conflict, and strengthening local action through country-based pooled funds."

Publications:

As Local as Possible, as International as Necessary: Understanding Capacity and Complementarity in Humanitarian Action (ODI, Nov. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Action and Foreign Policy: Balancing Interests and Values (ODI, Nov. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Evidence Week, 19-25 Nov. 2018 [access]
- Follow link for a variety of blog posts and webinars that "highlight topics related to generation, use and dissemination of evidence in the humanitarian sector."

Launch of the Humanitarian Assistance Steering Council (U.S. State Dept., Nov. 2018) [text]

Measuring the Iceberg: The Opportunities and Limits of Better Tracking of Resources Beyond International Humanitarian Assistance (ODI, Nov. 2018) [text]

Scoping Study: Civil Society Space in Humanitarian Action (ICVA, Nov. 2018) [text]

The State of Humanitarian Journalism (University of East Anglia, Oct. 2018) [text via Academia]
- See also related IRIN story.

UK Counterterrorism Travel Ban Could Criminalise Humanitarian Assistance (ODI Comment, Nov. 2018) [text]

What Do African Aid Recipients Think of Charity Ads? (NPR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (14 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

New Issue of RSQ

The latest issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published. Contents of vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2018 include:

• Refugee Policy as Foreign Policy: Iraqi and Afghan Refugee Resettlements to the United States [abstract] [Academia]
• Deprivation, Frustration, and Trauma: Immigration Detention Centres as Prisons [abstract]
• Gender and Risk: An Empirical Examination of the Experiences of Women Held in Long-Term Immigration Detention in Australia [abstract] [ResearchGate]
• “But if Locals Are Poorer than You, How Would You Justify Additional Help?”: Rethinking the Purpose of Sensitive Interview Questions [abstract]
• Unaccompanied and Separated Syrian Refugee Children: Case Study of a New Feature for Social Work Practice in Jordan [abstract] [embargoed postprint]

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event & opportunity:

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Survey: How Do You Speak Humanitarian? [info]
- Follow link for 10-minute survey; no deadline indicated.

Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge, London, 19 February 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed. Register by 16 February 2018.

Publications:

A Design Experiment: Imagining Alternative Humanitarian Action (ODI, Jan. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for design guide and summary.

Essays from the Edge of Humanitarian Innovation: Year in Review 2017 (UNHCR Innovation Service, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Exploring the Links between Chinese Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Action: Multiple Interests, Processes and Actors (ODI, Jan. 2018) [text]

"Fears Grow That Trump’s Threat to US Foreign Aid is Putting Lives at Risk," The Guardian, 11 Feb. 2018 [text]

Global Humanitarian Outlook: Fireside Chat at the Tradeshift Sanctuary, Davos , 24 Jan. 2018 [info]
- See also IRIN's special report.

Humanitarian Encyclopedia Project (CERAH) [info]
- Note: A beta version will be publicly available in the fall.

La Acción Humanitaria en 2016-2017: Usos, Abusos y Desusos del Humanitarismo en el Escenario Internacional (Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria & MSF, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning Report - Adaptation and Innovation: Meeting Humanitarian Needs in Fragile and Conflict Contexts (World Vision, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Organisations Humanitarian Action Network (ROHAN) Annual Meeting 2017, Addis Ababa, 7-9 Nov. 2017: Conference Report [text via ODI]

The State of the World's Cash Report: Cash Transfer Programming in Humanitarian Aid (Cash Learning Partnership, Jan. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related IRIN comment.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (19 Jan. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

CEAS Reform: State of Play of Negotiations on the Dublin IV Regulation (AIDA, Nov. 2017) [text]
- Summarizes Estonia's recent proposal and the European Parliament's earlier report. See also related Reuters article.

The Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers in 2014- 2016: Member State Responses (European Migration Network) [info]
- This study was launched in May and EMN's National Contact Points were requested to respond by 31 Oct. 2017.

EMN Policy Brief on Migrants’ Movements through the Mediterranean (European Migration Network, Dec. 2017) [text]
- Presents "trends in asylum applications and irregular movements of non-EU migrants across the EU and Norway over...the period 2012-2016."

EU-Africa Summit: Shaping the Future of Migration Today (Center for Global Development, Nov. 2017) [text]

Europe’s Growing Muslim Population (Pew Research, Nov. 2017) [text]
- "Muslims are projected to increase as a share of Europe’s population – even with no future migration."

How a Fingerprint Can Change an Asylum Seeker’s Life (IRIN, Nov. 2017) [text]

How Europe’s Panic over Migration and Terrorism is a Big Opportunity for Africa (IRIN, Nov. 2017) [text]

"Influencing the EU’s Foreign Policy on Asylum and Migration: Populist Political Dynamics and Cooperation with (Un)safe Third Countries," Global Politics Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

Return: No Safety in Numbers, Policy Note, no. 9 (ECRE, Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related ECRE case study that focuses on returns to Afghanistan. Note: The European Migration Network has launched a study on "The effectiveness of return in EU MemberStates: challenges and good practices linked to EU rules and standards."

Saving Lives at Sea: A Two-week Rescue Mission with SOS MEDITERRANEE (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (28 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

Events:

Conference: Universities Responding to the Refugee Crisis, ​4th Conference of the Alliance of Lead Universities on Migration, Beirut, 6-7 November 2017 [info]

Seminar: Statelessness and Nationality in Africa: The Case of Egypt in Comparative Perspective, Cairo, 7 November 2017 [info]

Publications:

"Adrift in Algiers: African Migrants Marooned in a New Transit Bottleneck," The Guardian, 31 Oct. 2017 [text]

"Aid Groups Work to Help Syria's Displaced People," NPR, 30 Oct. 2017 [text]

 Algeria: Surge in Deportations of Migrants (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2017) [text]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic: Update V (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Iraq: Anbar Displaced Barred from Going Home (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2017) [text]

"Israel to African Refugees: You're Not Welcome Here," USA Today, 2 Nov. 2017 [text]

The Libyan Migrant "Prisons" of Europe’s Making (IRIN, Nov. 2017) [text]

"Libyan Path to Europe Turns into Dead End for Desperate Migrants," The Guardian, 30 Oct. 2017 [text]

"Special Issue Introduction," International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 49, no. 4 (Nov. 2017) [free full-text]
- Introduction to a special issue on forced displacement and refugees.

Surviving in Cairo as a Closed-File Refugee: Socio-Economic and Protection Challenges, Cairo Studies on Migration and Refugees Paper, no. 10 (CMRS & IIED, Oct. 2017) [text]

UNHCR Flash Update: Libya, 27 Oct.-2 Nov. 2017 [text]
- See also related data posted on Twitter.

The US Role in Forced Migration from the Middle East (OpenGlobalRights, Oct. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (27 Oct. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: United States

Differing DREAMs: Estimating the Unauthorized Populations that Could Benefit under Different Legalization Bills (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2017) [text]

"Double Crossed: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Trapped Migrants on Both Sides of the Border," Mother Jones (Sept./Oct. 2017) [text]

Immigrants Make up a Smaller Share of the U.S. Population Than They Did 100 Years Ago (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2017) [text]

Justices Strike Second Travel-ban Case from Docket (SCOTUSblog, Oct. 2017) [text]

"Legal Consequences of DACA Rescission," Houston Journal of International Law Sidebar, vol. 2, no. 2 (2017) [full-text]

The Role of the Attorney General in Reviewing and Defending Executive Orders (Frank Church Institute, 2017) [text]

The Self-Fulling Prophecy of Demonizing Immigrants (The Asylumist Blog, Oct. 2017) [text]

Temporary Protected Status in the United States: Beneficiaries from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti (American Immigration Council, Oct. 2017) [text]
- Note: This Washington Post article reports on upcoming deadlines for TPS extensions.

Tilted Justice: Backlogs Grow While Fairness Shrinks in U.S. Immigration Courts (Human Rights First, Oct. 2017) [text]
- See also related press release.

Travel Ban 3.0: Maryland District Court Orders Preliminary Injunction (Lawfare Blog, Oct. 2017) [text]

Trump's Travel Ban and the Limits of the US Constitution, Legal Studies Research Paper, no. 17-10 (Widener Univ. Commonwealth Law School, Oct. 2017) [text via SSRN]

"Unpublished Decisions and Precedent Shaping: A Case Study of Asylum Claims," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 1 (Fall 2016) [full-text via SSRN]

The US Role in Forced Migration from the Middle East (OpenGlobalRights, Oct. 2017) [text]

Who is Represented in Immigration Court? Mexican Immigrants Lowest, Chinese Highest Representation Rates (ImmigrationProf Blog, Oct. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States (19 Oct. 2017)

Tagged Publications.