Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Panel discussion: Temporary protection? Increasing precarity, undoing refuge, 31 May 2022 [info]

Webinar: Refugee Alternatives: Improving Policy, Practice and Public Support, 9 June 2022 [info]

Funding opportunity: FY 2023 Request for Concept Notes for Operational Partners on the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Pilot Program [info]

- Focuses on the US. Submission deadline is 20 June 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Can Ukrainians take refuge in the UK? The Ukraine Family Scheme and other routes (Free Movement Blog, May 2022) [text]

Canada needs to be as welcoming to Afghan refugees as it is to Ukrainians (The Conversation, May 2022) [text]

"Governments must match civil society efforts to welcome refugees," Policy Options Magazine, 19 April 2022 [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Helping Afghans and Ukrainians Progress from Parole to Temporary Protected Status to Permanent Residence (Insightful Immigration Blog, May 2022) [text]

- Focuses on US.

Humanitarian corridors in figures (Community of Sant'Egidio, updated Jan. 2022) [text]

- See also news stories on refugee groups that have been admitted via humanitarian corridors.

Non-EU Pathways to Protection for Ukrainians: Complementary Pathways Gain Significant Momentum (MPC Blog, May 2022) [text]

Sponsor Circles Let Ordinary Americans Resettle Refugees (ImmigrationProf Blog, May 2022) [text]

"Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?," Geographical, 28 April 2022 [text]

Reports:

Guidance: Afghan refugees and newly displaced populations: overview and principles (Govt. of the UK, April 2022) [text]

Humanitarian Pathways for Central Americans: Assessing Opportunities for the Future = Vías humanitarias para personas centroamericanas: Evaluando oportunidades para el futuro (Migration Policy Institute, May 2022) [access]

- Follow link for texts in both English and Spanish.

Knowledge Brief Series (Univ. of Ottawa Refugee Hub, March 2022) [access]

- "The Briefs are intended to briefly summarize the global state of knowledge on topics related to community-based refugee sponsorship."

Pilot project for the socio-economic insertion of vulnerable population in a situation of mobility implemented under the Inter-ministerial Commission for Comprehensive Migration Management (IOM & UNHCR, May 2022) [text via ReliefWeb] 

- Focuses on Haitians in Mexico.

Social reception and inclusion of refugees from Ukraine, UKREF Research report, no. 1 (May 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (17 April 2022)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

Article collection: "Migration Research in the Mediterranean in Perspective: Variable Focal Length," Comparative Migration Studies [open access]
- Here is the editorial for this collection. Follow link for four other articles.

"Beyond Deportation: Researching the Control of Outward Mobility Using a Space of Flows Logic," Global Networks, vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan. 2020) [free full-text]

"Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Asylum Seekers: The Mediating Role of Intergroup Anxiety in a Sample of Italians," Social Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2 (Feb. 2020) [open access]

"A Crisis of Humanitarianism: Refugees at the Gates of Europe," International Journal of Health Policy and Management, vol. 8, no. 6 (June 2019) [open access]
- Note: This article was posted previously, but three commentaries are now available via the a/m link.

"Living in Permanent Temporariness: The Multigenerational Ordeal of Living under Germany’s Toleration Status," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 10 Feb. 2020 [open access]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (14 Feb. 2020)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Migrant "Caravan")

Migrant "caravan" update:

8 Lessons from Psychology That Explain Trump’s Caravan Fearmongering (Vox, Nov. 2018) [text]

Caravans from El Salvador: The Tip of the Iceberg (ISIM Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Guatemala: Migrant Caravan, Briefing Note (ACAPS, October 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Mexico: Honduran Caravan is Not a Security Threat but a Group of People with Human Rights (Amnesty International, Oct. 2018) [text]

Mexico: Migrant Caravan, Briefing note (ACAPS, October 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Mexico Offers Temporary Permits to Caravan Migrants Seeking Asylum," The Guardian, 27 Oct. 2018 [text]

Migrants Travel in Groups for a Simple Reason: Safety (The Conversation, Oct. 2018) [text]

"A New Migrant Caravan from El Salvador is Making Its Way North," Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2018 [text]

Trump and the Caravan: Why is He Flexing the Military’s Muscle at an Imaginary Crisis? (Niskanen Center Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

Trump’s Cuts to Central America Aid Will Lead to More Caravans (Council on Foreign Relations, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Why Hondurans Head North," NPR, 28 Oct. 2018 [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (6 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

From "In Defense of Refugees":

"Asylum seekers and refugees are not invaders. They are people who we choose to allow into our country. We make this decision based on our own foundational values: democracy, human rights, women’s rights, press freedom, religious liberty. Our humanitarian immigration system does not threaten our country. On the contrary, it represents our nation’s highest ideals made manifest." (Source: The Asylumist, 30 Oct. 2018)

News & developments:

"How Trump-Fed Conspiracy Theories about Migrant Caravan Intersect With Deadly Hatred," New York Times, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Latin American Asylum Seekers Hit US Policy 'Wall'," IRIN, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Migrant and Refugee Advocates Call on Trump to Tone Down Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric," NPR, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Trump is Considering a New 'Travel Ban' Aimed at the Migrant Caravan," Vox, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]
- See also related NYT article and VOA News article.

"UN: Countries Must Allow People at Risk to Request Asylum," VOA News, 28 Oct. 2018 [text]

"U.S. Will Deploy 5,200 Additional Troops to the Mexican Border, Officials Say," Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2018 [text]

"'Zero Tolerance' Pushed Asylum-seekers to Cross the Border Illegally, DHS Report Confirms," The Intercept, 3 Oct. 2018 [text]
- Note: This article links to the wrong OIG report; the correct report is here.

Blog posts & commentary:

A Beautiful Application is a Successful Application (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

Caravan Hysteria is Unwarranted — Many More Have Come Before (The Hill, Oct. 2018) [text]

Disarray in Baltimore Immigration Court is Emblematic of Systemic Issues (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Government Outlines Its Plan to Extend TPS Benefits under Court Order (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"I’m a Child of Immigrants. And I Have a Plan to Fix Immigration," New York Times, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]

If Other Countries Can Balance Human Rights and Border Security, So Can the United States (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Ineffable Backlog (and a Bit of Good News) (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Is Trump’s Refugee Policy Really So Extraordinary? The Walk isn’t, But the Talk is," Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2018 [text]

Like His Boss, Pence Misleads Public about Terrorism and Immigration (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

New Court Filing Highlights the Government’s Official “Turnback Policy” for Asylum Seekers (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Ten Things I Hate about You-SCIS (The Asylumist, Oct. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children - Pt. 2 (U.S.) (16 Oct. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (United States) (9 Oct. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (9 Oct. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (9 Oct. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

"Barred from Justice: The Duress Waiver to the Material Support Bar," Houston Law Review-e: Off the Record, vol. 6, no. 1 (2015) [text via SSRN]

The BIA’s Tepid Response to Asylum Fraud (The Asylumist, Sept. 2015) [text]

Frequent Questions about Syrian Refugees and Canada (Canadian Council for Refugees, Sept. 2015) [text]

Humanitarian Funding Analysis: Displacement in Colombia - Crisis Briefing (Global Humanitarian Assistance, Sept. 2015 [text via ReliefWeb]

Hunger without Borders: The Hidden Links between Food Insecurity, Violence and Migration in the Northern Triangle of Central America - An Exploratory Study (IOM, LSE, OAS & WFP, Sept. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

IACHR Expresses Concern over Arbitrary Deportation of Colombians from Venezuela (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Aug. 2015) [text]

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Syria (ImmigrationProf Blog, Sept. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (10 Sept. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

New ETDs - Pt. 1

(ETD = Electronic Thesis/Dissertation)

Advocating and Setting Agendas: An Exploratory Study of NGO Advocacy surrounding the Reception Conditions of Asylum Seeking Children and Families in Ireland and its Influence on Agenda Setting, Thesis (National University of Ireland, Galway, March 2013) [text]

Exploration into an Asylum Seeker's Narrative Retelling, Thesis (Université de Neuchâtel, July 2013) [access]

How do NGOs Influence Asylum Policies in Norway? A Case Study on the White Paper," Children on the Run", Thesis (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aug. 2013) [text]

"Kids in Limbo?": An Analysis of Temporary Residence Permits to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Norway in Light of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Thesis (University of Oslo, May 2013) [text]

Quelles spécificités pour l'enseignement du F.L.E. à un public de demandeurs d'asile, de réfugiés et de mineurs isolés étrangers?, Thesis (Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3, Sept. 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking

Disappearing Girls: New Findings from Yemen (RMMS, July 2013) [text]

Ransom, Collaborators, Corruption: Sinai Trafficking and Transnational Networks - A Case Study of the Eritrean Migration System from Eritrea to Israel (Feinstein International Center, Aug. 2013) [access]
- Follow link for photos taken during the research visit.

Temporary Resident Permits: Limits to Protection for Trafficked Persons (Canadian Council for Refugees, June 2013) [text]

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress (U.S. Congressional Research Service, July 2013) [text via Refworld]

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean (U.S. Congressional Research Service, Aug. 2013) [text via Refworld]

Tagged Publications. 

Focus: Americas

2011 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Sept. 2012) [text]

The American Dream's Sojourn in Latin America: The Dynamics of Irregular Migration Flows Through Colombia and Ecuador, Dissertation submitted to the Refugee Studies Centre (Univ. of Oxford, 2011?) [text]

Guatemalan Massacre Survivor Granted Asylum (ImmigrationProf Blog, Sept. 2012) [text]

Refugees and Asylees in the United States (Migration Information Source, Sept. 2012) [text]
- Note: Summarizes data from the 2011 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics referenced above.

Remarks at the Office of Refugee Resettlement, National Consultation 2012 (U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Sept. 2012) [text]

Stateless in the United States: Current Reality and a Future Prediction (SSRN, Sept. 2012) [text]

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Haitians (USCIS, Oct. 2012) [text]

"Violence Against Women and Asylum Seeking: Global Problems and Local Practices Applied to Guatemalan Women Immigrating for Safety," Advances in Social Work, vol. 13, no. 2 (2012) [open access text]

Tagged Publications. 

Gender & LGBT Matters

*(updated)

Frozen Words: Memory and Sexual Violence amongst Sudanese Refugee Women in Cairo, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 240 (UNHCR, June 2012) [text]

Opening Doors: A Global Survey of NGO Attitudes towards LGBTI Refugees & Asylum Seekers (ORAM, June 2012) [text]

"A Question of Discretion: A Critical Analysis of New Legal and Evidentiary Hurdles for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom," Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 2, no. 1 (June 2012) [full-text]

*"Sexual Minorities and Asylum Law: Some Doors Remain Unopened," Student Scholarship, Paper no. 23 (Seton Hall Law, Jan. 2012) [text]

Temporary Protection for Refugees Fleeing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (IntLawGrrls, June 2012) [text]

Working with Gender Based Violence Survivors: Reference Training Manual for Frontline Staff (UNRWA, 2012) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tagged Publications.   

New Publications on Angolan Repatriation, Complementary Protection in the UK, Eritreans in Sudan, Humanitarian Aid in Darfur, Statelessness in Lebanon

Angolan Repatriation Resumes (UNHCR, 2011) [text]

No Turning Back: A Review of UNHCR’s Response to the Protracted Refugee Situation in Eastern Sudan, PDES/2011/12 (UNHCR, Nov. 2011) [text]

Past UK Experience of the Arrival of Populations Displaced by Extreme Events, Commissioned Paper (UK Government Office for Science & Foresight, Oct. 2011) [text]

Who 'Deserves' to be Stateless? (Statelessness Programme Blog, Nov. 2011) [text]

Why Humanitarian Aid in Darfur is not a Practice of the "Responsibility to Protect," Discussion Paper, no. 60 (Nordic Africa Institute, Oct. 2011) [text]

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of IJRL

A new issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published (vol. 23, no. 1, March 2011). Contents include the following:

- Swimming against the Tide: Why a Climate Change Displacement Treaty is Not the Answer [abstract] [preprint]

- Dissecting Discrimination in Refugee Law: an Analysis of its Meaning and its Cumulative Effect [abstract]

- The Growing Culture of Exclusion: Trends in Canadian Refugee Exclusions [abstract]

- The CJEU and Subsidiary Protection: Reflections on Elgafaji - and After [abstract] [conf. paper]

Tagged Periodicals.

Publications: Asylum/Israel, Detention, Mortality/Darfur, Non-Discrim. & Compl. Protection, Unaccomp. Minors

The Issue of Immigration Detention at the UN Level: Recent Developments Relevant to the Work of the International Detention Coalition (IDC) (Jan. 2011) [text]

A Matter of Definition: On 'Infiltrators' and 'Asylum Seekers' in Israel (bepress Legal Repository, Jan. 2011) [text]

Mortality in Darfur: Lessons for Humanitarian Policy, Policy Briefing, no. 7 (MICROCON, Jan. 2011) [text]

"Treating Like Alike: The Principle of Non-Discrimination as a Tool to Mandate the Equal Treatment of Refugees and Beneficiaries of Complementary Protection," Melbourne University Law Review, vol. 34, no. 1 (2010) [open access text]

"Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: A Growing Phenomenon with Few Easy Solutions," Migration Information Source (Jan. 2011) [text]

Tagged Publications.

Publications: Deportation/Greece, Human Trafficking, Iraqis/US & Syria, Temp. Prot./UK

An Assessment of the Health of Iraqi Refugees in Chicago (Heartland Alliance Refugee Health Programs, Aug. 2010) [text]

Human Trafficking: Problems and Proposed Solutions (Birdsong's Law Blog, posted Sept. 2010) [text]

The Impact of Limited Leave on Refugees in the UK (Refugee Council, Sept. 2010) [text]

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: Mission to Syria from 29 August to 7 September 2010 (OHCHR, Sept. 2010) [text]
- Includes sections on climate change migration and Iraqi refugees.

Why Did You Want Me Back in Greece? A Dublin II Deportation Diary (Welcome to Europe Network, Aug. 2010) [text]

Tagged Publications.

Legal Items: Asylum Lawmaking, Climate Change & Statelessness, Non-Conv. Refugees, Preventing Child Trafficking, Prima Facie RSD, Temporary Protection

'Disappearing States', Statelessness and the Boundaries of International Law, UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2010-2 (SSRN, Jan. 2010) [text]

"Optimal discretion in asylum lawmaking," International Review of Law and Economics, vol. 30, no. 1 (March 2010) [free full-text]

Prima facie determination of refugee status: An overview and its legal foundation, RSC Working Paper, no. 55 (RSC, Jan. 2010) [text]

Refugees: The Good, the Bad and the Environmental? (IntLawGrrls, Jan. 2010) [text]

Status Anxiety: Complementary Protection and the Rights of Non-Convention Refugees, UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2010-1 (SSRN, Jan. 2010) [text]

Taking Prevention Seriously: Developing a Comprehensive Response to Child Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation (SSRN, Jan. 2010) [text]

Tagged Publications.