Thematic Focus: Detention

Short pieces:

Children detained under ‘one-in-one-out’ scheme lays bare the UK scheme’s brutal reality (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2026) [text]

Federal Court Delivers Major Blow to Trump Detention Policy of Jailing Immigrants with No Hearing, No Explanation (American Immigration Council, July 2026) [text]

A High Court ruling could allow hundreds of former detainees to sue the government. A legal expert explains why (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

How many children are affected by parental immigrant detention? (Brookings, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Inhumane Detention Conditions Aren’t Uncommon, They’re Part of the Problem (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Tunisia-Libya border: UN experts alarmed by alleged system of mass detention, expulsion and trafficking (OHCHR, July 2026) [text]

US: Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action (OHCHR, June 2026) [text]

- See also related article in The Guardian reporting the 22nd death in 2026.

Reports & journal articles:

"Can Immigration Detention Ever Be in the Best Interests of the Child? The Detention of Unaccompanied Minors in Europe under International and European Law," The Age of Human Rights Journal, vol. 27 (2027) [open access]

Dying in Detention: Rising Deaths in an Expanding US Immigration Detention System (Human Rights Watch, June 2026) [access]

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

- Focuses on the US.

"Monitoring and evaluation of remote medico-legal report assessments when documenting evidence of torture for asylum seekers detained on Diego Garcia," Torture Journal, vol. 36, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

A ripple effect of suffering: Children and young people’s experiences of parental immigration detention and deportation (Australian Human Rights Commission, July 2026) [access]

- See also related post on The Conversation and Univ. of Sydney news release.

"When Detention Becomes a Death Sentence: The Urgent Need for Greater Due Process Protections for ICE Detainees," Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 79, no. 2 (2026) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"You’re Only Getting Out Deported or Dead": Abusive US Immigration Detention at Ft. Bliss (Human Rights Watch, July 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Detention (8 June 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: 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)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Does 'Undeserving' Last Forever?," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 19 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the "consequences of refugee exclusion under Article 1F(a) of the Refugee Convention for individuals associated with core international crimes (CICs)... ."

"The forensic evaluation of torture in asylum seekers: international literature comparison and inter-rater agreement analysis," Legal Medicine, vol. 83 (May 2026) [open access]

"Quantitative Data and Methods for Comparative Immigration Law," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Forthcoming) [preprint]

- See also earlier related working paper.

"Survive the Journey Only to Succumb to International Refugee Law," Chapter in Chapter in Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialized Boundaries (Oxford Univ. Press, April 2026) [open access]

- See also related OpinioJuris post.

"Temporary protection in Turkey and Colombia: state interests, entangled migration realities, policy diffusion and the global erosion of refugee protection standards," Comparative Migration Studies, 21 May 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Displacement in a Changing World: Global Dialogue Across Campus and Continents, April-May 2026 [access]

- First part of a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of the refugee convention, each focusing on refugee protection in a different region.

The gap between temporary refuge and asylum: How international refugee law entrenches crisis, 28 April 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1 (26 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Opportunity:

Report launch: Refugee Family Reunion: ‘Inaccessible pathways for child relatives’ report launch, London, 17 March 2026 [info]

- Focuses on the UK.

Short pieces:

10 Facts about Children on the Move (International Data Alliance for Children on the Move, Dec. 2025) [text]

The EU’s new age assessment legislation: a persistent threat to the Fundamental Rights of the Child? (RLI Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Family Separation as Policy: The Human Cost for Children (USCRI, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Growing Up Displaced: Understanding and addressing child protection risks in Uganda (Danish Refugee Council, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ten alarming trends for children in armed conflict (Unicef, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Advocacy and Assessment: Ethical Dilemmas and Practice Considerations in Pediatric Asylum Evaluations," American Journal of Bioethics, Latest Articles, 25 Feb. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"Exploring coping strategies among adolescents during COVID-19 and war displacement: A qualitative analysis comparing two crisis settings," Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 36, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Ukrainian refugees in Germany.

"In the Rays of the Sun, Children Sway: Children’s Movement Processes During a Playful Holistic Movement Intervention in Asylum Centers," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3 (March 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Denmark.

"Protective Paradox: Caregiving in Protracted Crises Across 72 Countries," Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Specialised Mental Health Care for Children in Humanitarian Settings: Integrating Local and Community-Owned Approaches," Intervention: Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict-Affected Areas, vol. 23, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"'You can’t just say you need to breastfeed': identifying barriers and solutions to appropriate infant feeding in emergencies," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:5 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (10 Feb. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Americas) (10 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Allocating time in asylum systems: a dilemma between efficacy and equal treatment," Comparative Migration Studies, 6 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"A crisis of human rights: litigation as governance at the border," Handbook on Migration and Human Rights (Edward Elgar, Sept. 2025) [preprint]

"Establishing (Un)Certainty: Language and Reproducing Suspicion in Forensic Medical Evaluations," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"On the Nation’s Doorstep: How the Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Metering and Redefined the Border for Asylum Seekers," San Diego Law Review, vol. 62, no. 4 (2025) [full-text]

"Picturing Bad Refugees: Haiti, Vietnam, and the Racial Politics of Refugee Photography," Journal of American Studies, FirstView, 11 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Reclaiming Interpretation: PSGs, Asylum Law, and the Post-Loper Bright Landscape," Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, vol. 15, no. 1 (Fall 2025) [full-text]

*"Seeking meaning in US asylum adjudications: aspirations, affect, and morality on the frontlines of the state," Social Forces, Advance Articles, 15 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Ukrainian Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 12 Feb. 2026 [text]

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, vol. 32, no. 1 (2025-2026) [full-text]

- Special issue on "Decriminalizing Migration: Reforming Immigration Law to Protect Undocumented Communities."

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (19 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Workshop: Medical Evidence in Refugee Status Determination, London/Online, 24 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

Is the Asylum System Better in France? (The Asylumist Blog, May 2024) [text]

Kaldor Centre joins push to secure refugee participation in international refugee law (UNSW, May 2024) [text]

Nigeria as a Safe Country of Origin? On the Production and (Mis)Use of Country of Origin Information (Verfassungsblog, May 2024) [text]

OCHA on Message: Protection (OCHA, June 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Reports & book chapters:

"How and Why 'Ideas Travel' in Migration Law and Policy," Chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford University Press, Forthcoming) [preprint]

A Route-Based Approach: Strengthening protection and solutions in the context of mixed movements of refugees and migrants (UNHCR, June 2024) [text]

Terrorism and Exclusion from Refugee Protection, Dissertation (Stockholm Univ., 2024) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (20 May 2024)

Opportunities: Even More June 2024

Launch seminar: Special Issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies on "Transdisciplinary approaches to refugee law," Copenhagen/Online, 14 June 2024 [info]

Discussion panel: Forced Displacement in MENA and Its Gendered Impacts, Online, 18 June 2024 [info]

Regional forum: The Right Skills in the Right Places: Building a Better Migrant Employment System for the Regions, Wagga Wagga, Australia, 18 June 2024 [info]

Seminar: UNRWA Under Attack: Saving the UN’s Palestine Refugee Agency, Oslo, 18 June 2024 [info]

Webinar: Assessing the US Refugee Admissions Program: Looking Back and Moving Forward, 20 June 2024 [info]

World Refugee Day event: Celebrating Refugee Talents and Host Country Leadership, Washington, DC/Online, 20 June 2024 [info]

Workshop: Medical Evidence in Refugee Status Determination, London/Online, 24 June 2024 [info]

Related post:

- Opportunities: More June & New July 2024

Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Building sustainable and decent refugee livelihoods through adult education? Interplay between policies and realities of five refugee groups," British Educational Research Journal, Early View, 19 Dec. 2023 [open access]

- Focuses on "urban refugees residing in three major cities in India."

"Community-Led Education among Rohingya Refugees and the Politics of Refugee Education in Bangladesh," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 36, no. 4 (Dec. 2023) [Academia]

"Education for what? The politics of education for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh," Politics & Policy, vol. 51, no. 6 (Dec. 2023) [ResearchGate]

"Higher Education Policy and Access for South Sudanese from Bidi Bidi, Uganda," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 9, no. 3 (2023) [open access]

"Impact on Medical Students Participating in Forensic Examinations of Asylum Seekers: A Pilot Study," Journal of Student-Run Clinics, vol. 9, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

*"Political economy of refugees: How responsibility shapes the politics of education," World Development, vol. 173 (Jan. 2024) [full-text via DASH]

*"Refugees and school engagement: A scoping review," Policy Futures in Education, OnlineFirst, 18 Jan. 2024 [open access]

"Student Perspectives while Serving Asylum Seekers: A Pilot Study," Journal of Student-Run Clinics, vol. 9, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Supporting Adult Syrian Learners with Refugee Experience in Canada: Research-Based Insights for Practitioners," Journal of Education, vol. 204, no. 1 (Jan. 2024) [open access]

"Understanding Access to and Learning Outcomes from ECE among Refugees and Non-Refugee Populations in Uganda: A Cross-Cohort Comparison," Journal of Research in Childhood Education, vol. 38, no S1 (2024) [open access]

"The Vulnerable Graduates? Exploring the Post-bachelor’s Degree Un/employment Experiences of Somali and Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia," Ethiopian Journal of Education, vol. XLIII, no. 2 (Dec. 2023) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 1 (22 Jan. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Short pieces:

Forced Abortion and Forced Sterilization as Grounds for Asylum (The Asylumist, Aug. 2023) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Sexual and gender-based violence in migration contexts: does faith sensitivity matter? (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, Sept. 2023) [text]

Reports:

Men, masculinities and humanitarian settings: A mapping of the state of research and practice-based evidence (UN Women, Aug. 2023) [text]

Migrant and refugee women in Australia: A study of sexual harassment in the workplace (ANROWS, Aug. 2023) [access]

- Follow link for the study, technical report and factsheet. See also related post on The Conversation. 

Representación de las mujeres refugiadas y migrantes en medios de comunicación y redes sociales en el Perú: Diagnóstico situacional (UNHCR & Amnesty International, Aug. 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Barriers and facilitators of access to sexual and reproductive health services among migrant, internally displaced, asylum seeking and refugee women: A scoping review," PLoS ONE 18(9): e0291486 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"Ethical and Forensic Issues in the Medico-Legal and Psychological Assessment of Women Asylum Seekers," Healthcare, vol. 11, no. 17 (Aug. 2023) [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

"Gender role attitudes and well-being of German and refugee adolescents—same or different?," BMC Psychiatry, 23:663 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"Sexual and reproductive healthcare utilisation and affordability for South Sudanese refugees and host populations in Northern Uganda: A mixed methods study," PLOS Global Public Health 3(9): e0002351 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"Syrian refugee women’s access to family planning services and modern contraception during overlapping crises in Bekaa, Lebanon," BMC Women's Health, 23:475 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"'When you leave your country, this is what you’re in for': experiences of structural, legal, and gender-based violence among asylum-seeking women at the Mexico-U.S. border," BMC Public Health, 23:1699 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

Multimedia:

Afghan Women Refugees Two Years On: Where Are They Now?, 15 Aug. 2023 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (14 Aug. 2023)

Regional Focus: United States

Opportunities

Webinar: Unpacking the Supreme Court: Immigration Cases in the 2022–2023 Term, 11 July 2023 [info]

Webinar: Straining under the Backlog: Fixing a U.S. Immigration Court System in Crisis, 20 July 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban – Where are We Now? (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2023) [text]

Immigration in the Supreme Court, 2022 Term (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2023) [text]

Majority of U.S. Likely Voters Support Access to Asylum at the U.S. Southern Border (Refugee Advocacy Lab, June 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Activism on Immigration by U.S. States is Back, with New Tactics and Different Targets," Migration Information Source, 28 June 2023 [text]

Biden Administration Asylum Ban: Widely Opposed Misstep Violates Law and Fuels Wrongful Deportation of Refugees (Human Rights First, June 2023) [text]

"Conteniendo la migración no deseada: discursos de securitización usados por Estados Unidos para externalizar su frontera a México de 1988 a 2020," Inter disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023) [open access] 

"Human Frailty, Unbreakable Victims, and Asylum," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 54, no. 2 (2022-23) [full-text]

Limits on Access to Asylum After Title 42: One Month of Monitoring U.S.-Mexico Border Ports of Entry (International Rescue Committee, June 2023) [text]

"Securitización sanitaria y control migratorio fronterizo: el Título 42 en la frontera México-Estados Unidos," Frontera Norte, vol. 35 (2023) [open access]

"Son las personas migrantes una carga pública? Medidas antinmigrantes y deportabilidad en Estados Unidos," Inter disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023) [open access] 

Why Legal Immigration is Nearly Impossible: U.S. Legal Immigration Rules Explained, Policy Analysis, no. 950 (Cato Institute, June 2023) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (23 June 2023)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"'All of a sudden for no reason they've been displaced': Constructing the ‘contingent refugee’ in early media reports on the Ukrainian refugees," British Journal of Social Psychology, Early View, 25 May 2023 [open access]

"Assessing the ‘Why’ in Volunteering for Refugees: Exploring Volunteer Motivations," VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Latest Articles, 25 May 2023 [open access]

- Focuses on the Netherlands.

"EU external migration policy and EU migration governance," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 8 May 2023 [free full-text]

- Introductory article for forthcoming special issue.

"The good, the bad and the advantageous: Migrants’ attitudes towards other migrants," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 94 (May 2023) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Impact of (forensic) expert opinions according to the Istanbul Protocol in Germany—results and insights of the in:Fo-project," International Journal of Legal Medicine, vol. 137, no. 3 (May 2023) [open access]

"Maritime borders in the Central Mediterranean: Search and Rescue and access to asylum," Anales de Derecho, vol. 40 (2023) [full-text]

"Procedural Fairness as Prerequisite: The UK-Rwanda Asylum Relocation Deal and the Right to Non-Refoulement," Columbia Undergraduate Law Review Online, 24 May 2023 [full-text]

Resources:

UNHCR Interventions before the Court of Justice of the EU (UNHCR) [access]

UNHCR Interventions before the European Court of Human Rights (UNHCR) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (31 May 2023)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

Biden’s Reviving Phone-Booth Asylum. Here’s Why It Was a Disaster (Immigration Impact, April 2023) [text]

A Groundswell of Opposition to Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban (Immigration Impact, April 2023) [text]

How Temporary Protected Status has expanded under the Biden administration (Pew Research Center, April 2023) [text]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Says Biden Asylum Proposal Violates International Law (Democracy Now, March 2023) [text]

- See also related UNHCR statement.

What is the Law? Under New Immigration Decision, the Answer isn’t Always Clear (Immigration Impact, March 2023) [text]

"Why it's so hard to come to the U.S. legally," Axios, 6 April 2023 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Administrative Reliance," Duke Law Journal (Forthcoming, 2024) [preprint]

Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends (Congressional Research Service, April 2023) [text]

"Beyond Legal Deserts: Access to Counsel for Immigrants Facing Removal," North Carolina Law Review, vol. 101, no. 3 (2023) [full-text]

"Federal Judges Step into the Void to Set U.S. Immigration Policy," Migration Information Source, 30 March 2023 [text]

"Guilty After Proven Innocent: Hidden Factfinding in Immigration Decisionmaking," California Law Review (Forthcoming, 2024) [preprint]

"Impact on Medical Students Participating in Forensic Examinations of Asylum Seekers: A Pilot Study," Journal of Student-Run Clinics, vol. 9, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Noncitizen Harboring and the Freedom of Association," North Carolina Law Review, vol. 101, no. 3 (2023) [full-text]

Streamlining to End Immigration Backlogs (CATO Institute, April 2023) [text]

Sustainable, Orderly, and Safe Reception at the US-Mexico Border: Recommendations for the Shelter and Services Program (Women's Refugee Commission et al., April 2023) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (27 March 2023)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Access to a Doctor, Access to Justice? An Empirical Study on the Impact of Forensic Medical Examinations in Preventing Deportations," Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 35 (Spring 2022) [full-text]

"COVID-19 and decreased asylum access: mother work, precarity and preocupación among Central American asylum-seekers in Los Angeles," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 10 May 2022 [open access]

"Crossing Borders: The Overlap and Conflict of International and Domestic Laws Regarding Refugees and Asylum Seekers," Brigham Young University Prelaw Review, vol. 36, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Delivering Public Services to the Underserved: Nonprofits and the Latino Threat Narrative," Public Administration Review, Accepted Articles, 24 March 2022 [open access]

"Dismantling the Wall," Michigan Law Review Online, vol. 120:1 (2022) [full-text]

"Immigration Judges’ Perceptions of Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Mental Health Evaluations," Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, vol. 50, no. 1 (2022) [free full-text]

- See also preprint version.

"Medical Accreditation for Foreign-Educated Refugees: An Undue Burden," Brigham Young University Prelaw Review, vol. 36, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Non-refoulement, Withholding, and Private Persecution," Louisiana Law Review, vol. 8, no. 3 (Spring 2022) [full-text]

"Non-State Actors 'Under Color of Law': Closing a Gap in Protection Under the Convention Against Torture, Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 35 (Spring 2022) [full-text]

"Rise in Maritime Migration to the United States is a Reminder of Chapters Past," Migration Information Source, 25 May 2022 [text]

"Trauma as Inclusion," Tennessee Law Review, vol. 89, no. 4 (2022) [SSRN]

"When Does Mental Health Coercion Constitute Torture?: Implications of Unpublished U.S. Immigration Judge Decisions Denying Non-Refoulement Protection," Fordham International Law Journal, vol. vol. 45, no. 5 (2022) [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (1 June 2022)

Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

Apprehensions at the Border Dropped 15% This Fall, Highlighting Mexico’s Role in Stopping Migrants (Immigration Impact Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]

Biden Reinstates the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program: What You Need to Know (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2021) [text]

How Behavioral Factors Impact Communication on Immigration Policy (Niskanen Center Commentary, Nov. 2021) [text]

The Immigration Policy Successes and Failures of the Biden Administration (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2021) [text]

It Is Too Simple to Call 2021 a Record Year for Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border (MPI Commentary, Oct. 2021) [text]

"Many Migrants Are Quickly Expelled, but Others Can Stay. Here’s Why," New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021 [text]

The State of Asylum: Biden’s First Year (Niskanen Center Commentary, Dec. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Biden Administration Poised to Eliminate Critical Safeguard Amid Escalating Reports of Erroneous Credible Fear Decisions (Human Rights First, Dec. 2021) [text]

"Court-Ordered Relaunch of Remain in Mexico Policy Tweaks Predecessor Program, but Faces Similar Challenges," Migration Information Source, 2 Dec. 2021 [text]

"Immigration Law's Arbitrariness Problem," Columbia Law Review, vol. 121, no. 7 (2021) [full-text] 

"Impact of forensic medical evaluations on immigration relief grant rates and correlates of outcomes in the United States," Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, vol. 84 (Nov. 2021) [open access]

The Impact of Nationality, Language, Gender and Age on Asylum Success (TRAC, Dec. 2021) [text]

"Law as a Tool of Terror," Iowa Law Review, vol. 107, no. 1 (2021) [full-text]

"Locking the Golden Door and Throwing Away the Key: An Analysis of Asylum during the Years of the Trump Administration," Touro Law Review, vol. 37, no. 3 (2021) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Sharing Responsibility for Refugees (Borderlines Podcast, Nov. 2021) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (16 Nov. 2021) 

Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

Biden Administration Doubles Down On Title 42 As Del Rio Expulsions Draw to a Close (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]

Groups File Emergency Request to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for Asylum Seekers Expelled to Danger (Human Rights First, Oct. 2021) [text]

Haitian migrants and the US-Mexico border crisis: a broader view (MIDEQ Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

How an Internal State Department Memo Exposes “Title 42” Expulsions of Refugees as Violations of Law (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]

 

Number of New Deportation Cases Far Outpaces Completed Cases in FY 2021 (TRAC News, Oct. 2021) [text]

UN agencies criticize treatment of Haiti refugees at US border (Jurist Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

US Brutality Against Haitian Migrants Highlights US-Mexico Collusion and Repositioning in Latin America (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]

"The U.S.’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants," The New Yorker, 24 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Refugees in the United States," Public Health Reports, OnlineFirst, 21 Sept 2021 [free full-text]

"Conducting remote medical asylum evaluations in the United States during COVID-19: Clinicians’ perspectives on acceptability, challenges and opportunities," Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, vol. 84 (Nov. 2021) [free full-text]

"The CRISIS Survey: The Catholic Church's Work with Immigrants in a Period of Crisis," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 5 Oct. 2021 [open access]

Dædalus, vol. 150, no. 2 (Spring 2021) [full-text]

- Special issue on "Immigration, Nativism & Race in the United States." 

Draconian Deadline: Asylum Filing Ban Denies Protection, Separates Families (Human Rights First, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Immigration Law's Arbitrariness Problem," Columbia Law Review, vol. 121, no. 7 (Forthcoming 2021) [preprint]

Toward a Better Immigration System: Fixing Immigration Governance at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2021) [text]

"The Unexamined Law of Deportation," Georgetown Law Journal, vol. 110 (Forthcoming 2022) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Abolish ICE? What Does It Mean and What is at Stake?, 21-23 Sept. 2021 [access]

Analyzing Immigration Statistics (GovExec Daily) [access]

Dissecting Discrimination: The Living Legacy of Migration, Race, and Politics, 12 Aug. 2021 [access]

Keynote Address, 18th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, 27 Sept. 2021 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (21 Sept. 2021) 

Regional Focus: United States

Opportunities:

Conference: The Asylum Crisis in the USA, 23 June 2021 [info]

Migratory Notes Town Hall: Covering Haitian Migration, 24 June 2021 [info] 

Blog posts & press:

AG Issues Two Major Decisions Today (ImmigrationProf Blog, June 2021) [text]

Biden Signals Big Changes to Legal Immigration and Asylum Law with Spring Regulatory Agenda (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2021) [text]

"Biden taps groups to help pick asylum-seekers to come to US," AP News, 4 June 2021 [text]

Biden’s New Immigration System Overlooks Mexican Refugees (NACLA, June 2021) [text]

Increased Immigration Enforcement Won’t Deter Border-Crossers: Survey (The Crime Report, June 2021) [text]

A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits (MPI Commentary, June 2021) [text]

Termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico) Program (ImmigrationProf Blog, June 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"'Better than having no evaluation done': a pilot project to conduct remote asylum evaluations for clients in a migrant encampment in Mexico," BMC Health Services Research, 21:508 (May 2021) [open access]

"Disrupting the Traffic Stop–to-Deportation Pipeline: The New York State Greenlight Law’s Intent and Implementation," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 9, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

Lessons from the Harvard Representation Initiative: A Holistic Approach to Immigration Representation, Issue Brief, vol. 1, no. 10 (Harvard Univ., 2021) [text]

"Migrant Protection Protocols and the Death of Asylum," Journal of Latin American Geography, vol. 20, no. 1 (April 2021) [preprint]

"Patterns of torture among forcibly displaced Eritreans in California: A cross-sectional study," Torture Journal, vol. 31, no 1 (2021) [open access]

"Slowing U.S. Population Growth Could Prompt New Pressure for Immigration Reform," Migration Information Source, 26 May 2021 [text]

"A Virus Without Papers: Understanding COVID-19 and the Impact on Immigrant Communities," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 9, no. 2 (2021) [open access] 

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (30 May 2021)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (30 May 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)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"After the transnational turn: Looking across borders to see the hard face of the nation- state," International Migration, Early View, 17 May 2021 [free full-text]

"Birthright Citizenship, Slave Trade Legislation, and the Origins of Federal Immigration Regulation," UC Davis Law Review, vol. 54 (April 2021) [full-text]

"Bringing Racial Justice to Immigration Law," Northwestern University Law Review Online, 13 May 2021 [full-text]

"Downsizing the Deportation State," Harvard Law & Policy Review (Forthcoming, 2021) [preprint]

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 13 May 2021 [text]

"Severe post-traumatic disorder leading to failure of passing asylum interview—a case report," Middle East Current Psychiatry, 28:19 (May 2021) [open access]

"The Trump Administration: Immigration, Racism & Covid-19," University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 169, no. 2 (2021) [full-text]

"The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policies," PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118, no. 21 (2021) [SSRN]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (30 May 2021)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"El Salvador: Root Causes and Just Asylum Policy Responses," Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, vol. 18, no. 2 (2020) [full-text]

"Immigration Reform in Refugee and Asylum Policy: Disentangling Immigration from the National Security Discourse," Fordham International Law Journal, vol. 44, no. 4 (2021) [full-text]

"Intercultural Communication, the Influence of Trauma, and the Pursuit of Asylum in the United States," Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"Moving Beyond Reflexive Chevron Deference: A Way Forward for Asylum Seekers Basing Claims on Membership in a Particular Social Group," Minnesota Law Review, vol. 105, no. 3 (2021) [full-text]

"Psychological and Medical Evaluations: Asylum Seekers, Ethics, and the Law," Pediatric Ethicscope: The Journal of Pediatric Bioethics, vol. 33, no. 1 (Spring 2021) [free full-text]

*"Refugees to the Rescue? Motivating Pro-Refugee Public Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Experimental Political Science, Accepted Manuscript, 13 April 2021 [free full-text]

"Restoring Asylum: The Challenges of 'Building Back Better' at the Border," Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 7 April 2021 [text]

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Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (16 April 2021)