News: New Guidance on Domestic & Gang Violence Claims

From the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS):

"The Center for Gender & Refuge Studies (CGRS) is pleased to share the government’s new guidance for asylum cases which clarifies that there is no blanket rule against claims involving applicants fleeing domestic violence and gang violence. The guidance was issued in accordance with U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s recent ruling in Grace v. Whitaker." [read more]

Follow the "new guidance" link for guidance circulated to both EOIR immigration judges and USCIS asylum officers.

See also related news report:
- "Emails Reveal How the Trump Administration Backed Down on Asylum Restrictions," Pacific Standard, 14 Jan. 2019 [text]

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Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (Border Wall)

Border wall commentary & analysis:

Crime Along the Mexican Border is Lower Than in the Rest of the Country (CATO at Liberty Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

"Donald Trump’s Failure to Address the Real Crisis at the Border," New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2019 [text]

"Fact Check: Trump’s Speech on Border ‘Crisis’," Politico, 8 Jan. 2019 [text]

“Immigrants are coming over the border to kill you” is the Only Speech Trump Knows How to Give (Vox, Jan. 2019) [text]

Is There a Crisis at the US-Mexico Border? 6 Essential Reads (The Conversation, Jan. 2019) [text]

Terrorists and the Southern Border: Myth and Reality (Just Security Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

*"Trump Says There’s a ‘Crisis’ at the Border. Here’s What the Data Says," PBS Newshour, 8 Jan. 2019 [text]

Trump’s Bogus Justifications for the Border Wall (Order from Chaos Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]
- See also related charts.

A Wall Can’t Fix What Global Migration and Refugee Compacts Can (Up Front Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

A Wall Cannot Fix Problems at Border; Smart Solutions for Asylum Crisis Can (Migration Policy Institute, Jan. 2019 [text]

*"What is Life Really Like in Border Country, Where Trump Wants His Wall?," The Guardian, 15 Jan. 2019 [text]

What’s Actually Happening at the US-Mexico Border, Explained (Vox, Jan. 2019) [text]

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Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (14 Jan. 2019)

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Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Events & opportunities:

Panel discussion: Prisons and Punishment: Punitive Policies Harm Asylum Seekers & Immigrants in California, Los Angeles, 24 January 2019 [info]

Symposium: Immigration in the Trump Era, Los Angeles, 1 February 2019 [info]

Training seminar: Making Sense of Immigration Law, San Francisco, 6 February 2019 [info]
- Register by 1 February 2019.

Publications:

Advocacy Groups Submit Comments Opposing Trump’s Asylum Ban
(Immigration Impact Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

American Asylum: How the Policy of Turning Away Asylum Seekers Violates National and International Law (Kentucky Law Journal Blog, Nov. 2018) [text]

*Cancelled Immigration Court Hearings Grow as Shutdown Continues (TRAC, Jan. 2019) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post and letter from the National Association of Immigration Judges to Congress.

*Do Immigrants Import Terrorism?, Working Paper, no. 56 (Cato Institute, Jan. 2019) [text]

Haiti, TPS, and Racial Bias (Jeffrey S. Chase Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

"Justice Dept. Admits Error But Won’t Correct Report Linking Terrorism to Immigration," Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2019 [text]
- The Justice report in question is "Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States - Initial Section 11 Report."

The Law of Nations, Sovereign Power Over Immigration, and Asylum: It’s Not as Clear as It Seems (CATO at Liberty Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

*New Guidance Requires Fair Process for Domestic Violence, Gang Asylum Claims at the Border (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Jan. 2019) [text]

No Agency Adjudication? (CMS Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

"The Shutdown Makes Trump’s Priorities Painfully Clear," The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2019 [text]

"Trump is Rewriting Asylum Law," The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2018 [text]

UNHCR Balances Interests in Response to Trump Asylum Policy (Devex, Nov. 2018) [text]

Washington & Lee Law Review, vol. 75, no. 3 (2018) [full-text]
- Nine articles focus on immigration law and policy in the United States.

Zero Protection: How U.S. Border Enforcement Harms Migrant Safety and Health (Physicians for Human Rights, Jan. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

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Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States (8 Jan. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

"Africa and the Digital Savior Complex," Journal of African Cultural Studies, Latest Articles, 14 Dec. 2018 [free full-text]

Below the Surface: Results of a WhatsApp Survey of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon (UNDP, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Busting a Myth: There’s Very Often Not an App for That! (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Computer says no": Facing up to the Full Implications of a Digitised Immigration System (Free Movement Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

The Contested Technologies That Manage Migration (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Crowdsourced Mapping in Crisis Zones: Collaboration, Organisation and Impact," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 4:1 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

The Everyday Projects: Using Instagram to Challenge Stereotypes about Faraway Countries and Unrepresented Populations (Humanitarian News Research Network, Dec. 2018) [text]

How to Work with Mobile Network Operators: Lessons from Tanzania (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Humanitarianism is in Crisis. Digital Innovation Won’t Fix It (IRIN, Jan. 2019) [text]

*ICTs and Livelihood Supports of Refugees and IDPs, K4D Helpdesk Report, no. 504 (Institute of Development Studies, Nov. 2018) [text]

The Importance of New Technologies for Modern Migrants, Policy Report, no. 04/06 (UNU-GCM, 2018) [text]

Landscaping the Digital Humanitarian Ecosystem (GSMA, Dec. 2018) [text]

The Link Between Migration and Technology is not What You Think (World Economic Forum Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

The National Vetting Enterprise: Artificial Intelligence and Immigration Enforcement (Lawfare Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

Sparrow’s RefugeeMobile Program Shows Smartphones Help Refugee Families Arriving in the US Resettle More Successfully (Sparrow, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related Fast Company article.

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Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1 (10 Dec. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 2 (10 Dec. 2018)

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Regional Focus: Australia

Publications:

"Almost 300 Asylum Seekers Prevented from Sailing to Australia in Past Year," The Guardian, 11 Nov. 2018 [text]

Australian Immigration 2001–2013: Exploring Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers and Immigrants, Thesis (Australian National University, Oct. 2018) [text]

Can Opposing Groups Agree to Disagree? (Refugee Research Online Blog,  Nov. 2018) [text]

"The Manus Island Regional Processing Centre: A Legal Taxonomy," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 20, no. 4 (2018) [abstract]

Mapping Social Cohesion: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys 2018 (Scanlon Foundation et al., Nov. 2018) [access]
- "E]ight new immigration questions in this year’s survey provide deeper insight into the perceived value of immigration to the nation, and the potential issues influencing public opinion on immigration numbers." Follow link for press release, companion web site, videos and full report. Previous reports are available here. See also related Guardian article.

"Michelle Bachelet: New UN Human Rights Chief was One of Australia's First Political Refugees," ABC News (Australia), 21 Nov. 2018 [text]

"Process in the Community, Detain Offshore or 'Turn Back the Boats'? Predicting Australian Asylum-seeker Policy Support from False Beliefs, Prejudice and Political Ideology," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 15 Oct. 2018 [ResearchGate]

"Refugee Protection and State Security in Australia: Piecing Together Protective Regimes," Australian Journal of Administrative Law, vol. 24, no. 4 (2018) [preprint]

Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Conference, Melbourne, 15 Nov. 2018 [info]
- This Refugee Research Online blog post provides an overview of the conference. During the month of January, the blog will also post conference abstracts for all presentations given.

"Seeking Asylum: Factors Driving Irregular Migration from Indonesia to Australia During the Fifth Wave 2008-2013," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 24 Dec. 2018 [abstract]

"The Shadow Other: Representations of the Manus Island Riots in Two Australian Newspapers," Australian Journalism Review, vol. 40, no. 1 (July 2018) [ResearchGate]

"Unlikely New Residents are Reviving Australian Country Towns," The Economist, 12 Jan. 2019 [text]

Until When: The Forgotten Men of Manus Island (Amnesty International & Refugee Council of Australia, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related Guardian article.

Resource:

Research Briefs (Kaldor Centre) [access]
- "In addition to its easily accessible Factsheets, the Kaldor Centre produces deeper research briefs on key contemporary issues." Most briefs were updated Aug. 2018.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (6 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Events & Opportunities: New Feb. 2019

Writing opportunity: Human Rights Essay Award (Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law) [info]
- Topic is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law." Two awards granted, one for best article in English and one for the best article in Spanish. Submission deadline is 1 February 2019.

Summer school: 2019 Summer Course on Refugees and Forced Migration, Toronto, 6-10 May 2019 [info]
- Apply by 1 February 2019 for early bird rate.

Call for registration: World Conference on Statelessness and Inclusion, The Hague, 26-28 June 2019 [info]
- Apply by 1 February 2019 to ensure full refund in the event of cancellation, minus admin costs.

Call for applications: Yousef Jameel GAPP Public Leadership Fellowship, American University of Cairo [info]
- Opportunity to receive fellowship to pursue Master's degree in one of six programmes including the Master of Arts in Migration and Refugee Studies with concentrations in migration, and in refugee studies. Submit the graduate application by 1 February 2019 and the fellowship application by 15 February 2019.

Forced Migration Review [info]
- Contributions sought for a special tribute section on Barbara Harrell-Bond. Submit proposals no later than 4 February 2019; articles must then be submitted by 25 February 2019.

Lecture: Current Thinking in Refugee Law: How do the Elements of the Refugee Definition Fit Together?, London, 6 February 2019 [info]

Seminars: RSC Seminar Series, Oxford, 16 January-6 March 2019 [info]
- Four seminars will be held in February and will focus on "Urban Refugees." The first, on urban refugees in Ethiopia, is scheduled for 6 February 2019.

Call for nominations: 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award [info]
- Submissions deadline is 8 February 2019

Job announcement: Communications, Outreach & Development Officer, London, Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion [info]
- Application deadline is 11 February 2019.

Summer school: Conceptualizing, Navigating, and Representing the Field in Migration Studies, Budapest, 1-5 July 2019 [info]
- Apply by 14 February 2019. 

Forced Migration Review [info]
- Contributions sought for themed issue on "Ethics and Displacement." Article submission deadline is 18 February 2019.

Seminar: Repatriation, Peacebuilding and State-building in Burma/Myanmar, London, 20 February 2019 [info]

CFP: Digital Fortress Europe: Exploring Boundaries between Media, Migration and Technology, 30 and 31 October 2019, Brussels, Belgium [info]
- Submit abstracts by 22 February 2019.

Summer school: International Summer School in Forced Migration, Oxford, 7-19 July 2019 [info]
- Deadline for bursary applications is 22 February 2019.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More Dec. 2018/New Jan. 2019

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Children

New guidelines:

Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child: 2018 Provisional Release (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]
- "These revised BIP Guidelines represent the operationalization of UNHCR’s commitment to the protection of children of concern, and to ensuring that a child’s best interests are a primary consideration in decisions about what actions are in an individual child’s best interests. They aim to better situate the Best Interests Procedure within a holistic approach to child protection case management and to explain how a best interests procedure fits within a comprehensive child protection system. The revised BIP Guidelines aim to strengthen child protection case management for UNHCR’s children of concern, and, ultimately, achieve improved protection outcomes for all children of concern." Note: These guidelines replace both the 2008 BID Guidelines and the 2011 BID Field Handbook.

Publications:

"Analysing the Effectiveness of Foster Care Arrangement for Unaccompanied Refugee Children at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Zimbabwe," African Journal of Social Work, vol. 8, no. 2 (2018) [open access]

EASO Guidance on Reception Conditions for Unaccompanied Children: Operational Standards and Indicators (EASO, Dec. 2018) [text]

Global Roundtable on Reception and Care-Arrangements for Asylum-Seeking Children, 10-11 October 2018, Bangkok, Thailand: Summary of Discussions (UNHCR, Dec. 2018) [text]

Idlib: Children’s Lives on the Line (Save the Children, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Inclusion through Political Participation, Trust from Shared Political Engagement: Children of Migrants and School Activism in Italy," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 7 Jan. 2019 [open access]

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 45, no. 2 (2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "Undocumented and Unaccompanied: Children of Migration in the European Union and the United States." The introduction is freely available.

Standards for the Custody, Placement and Care; Legal Representation; and Adjudication of Unaccompanied Alien Children in the United States (American Bar Association, 2018) [text]

"The Trump Administration is Closing the Door on Migrant Children," The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2018 [text]

*"Unaccompanied Minors: Worldwide Research Perspectives," Publications, vol. 7, no. 1 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

US: Unaccompanied Children Turned Back at Border (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2018) [text]

Washington University Global Studies Law Review, vol. 17, no. 3 (2018) [full-text]
- Includes an essay on "Child Migrants and Child Welfare: Toward A Best Interests Approach," with three articles responding to and expounding on the author's propositions.

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (10 Dec. 2018)

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Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

2019 Forecasts:

• 2019: Humanitarian Action in Peril (RI Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]
• "As Crises Multiply, What are Aid Groups' Priorities for 2019?," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 28 Dec. 2018 [text]
• Six Aid Policy Priorities to Watch in 2019 (IRIN, Jan. 2019) [text]
• Ten Humanitarian Crises and Trends to Watch in 2019 (IRIN, Jan. 2019) [text]
• The Top 10 Crises the World Should Be Watching for 2019 (IRC, Dec. 2018) [text]
• What's Coming in 2019? Global Thinkers Make Big, Bold Predictions (NPR's Goats & Soda Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

Publications:

3 Ways to Fix the Way We Fund Humanitarian Relief (World Economic Forum Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

La Acción Humanitaria en 2017-2018: Una Acción Múltiple Pero Insuficiente (IECAH, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Back to Square One in Joint Humanitarian Evaluations? (ALNAP Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

The Costs of Fuelling Humanitarian Aid (Energy 4 Impact et al., Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Human(itarian) Capital? Lessons on Better Connecting Humanitarian Assistance and Social Protection, Discussion Paper, no. 1802 (WFP & World Bank, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Improving User Journeys for Humanitarian Cash Transfers: Summary Report (Ground Truth Solutions & ODI, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related case studies for Iraq and Kenya.

The Role of Cash Transfers in Social Protection, Humanitarian Response and Shock-Responsive Social Protection, Working Paper, no. 517 (IDS, Oct. 2018) [text]

Social Protection and Humanitarian Response: What is the Scope for Integration?, Working Paper, no. 516 (IDS, Oct. 2018) [text]

The State of Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements 2018 - Beyond the Better Shed: Prioritizing People (Global Shelter Cluster, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Staying the Course: Delivering on the Ambition of the World Humanitarian Summit, Agenda for Humanity Annual Synthesis Report 2018 (OCHA, Dec. 2018) [text]

Resource:

Anthropology of Humanitarianism Network (European Association of Social Anthropologists) [info]
- "[A] platform to initiate a broad (inter-)disciplinary discussion on the meanings and practices of humanitarianism and on the possible future directions of an anthropology of humanitarianism."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (7 Dec. 2018)

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Thematic Focus: Health

AMA Journal of Ethics, vol. 21, no. 1 (2019) [open access]
- Special issue on "Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants." Includes the "AMA Policies and Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Health Care for Patients Who Are Immigrants, Refugees, or Asylees."

"Global Patterns of Mortality in International Migrants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," The Lancet, vol. 392, 10164 (15 Dec. 2018) [open access]
- See also related Thomson Reuters Foundation News article.

"Health Impacts of Parental Migration on Left-behind Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," The Lancet, vol. 392, 10164 (15 Dec. 2018) [open access]

Health of Older Refugees and Migrants: Technical Guidance (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Nov. 2018) [text]
- See also related policy brief.

Health of Refugee and Migrant Children: Technical Guidance (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related policy brief.

Health Promotion for Improved Refugee and Migrant Health: Technical Guidance (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related policy brief.

Improving the Health Care of Pregnant Refugee and Migrant Women and Newborn Children: Technical Guidance (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related policy brief.

A New Normal in Humanitarian Aid: Treating Middle-class Diseases (IRIN, Dec. 2018) [text]

Public Health Guidance on Screening and Vaccination for Infectious Diseases in Newly Arrived Migrants within the EU/EEA (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Refugee Health Partnership: A Longitudinal Experiential Medical Student Curriculum in Refugee/Asylee Health," Academic Medicine, Ahead-of-Print, 18 Dec. 2018 [free full-text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 1 (4 Dec. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Health - Pt. 2 (4 Dec. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Opportunity:

Online course: Climate Change and Migration: Predictions, Politics and Policy, Feb.-Nov. 2019 [info]
- No registration deadline indicated.

Publications:

Climate Change and Disaster Displacement: Key Messages on International Protection, COP 24, Katowice, Poland, 3-14 December 2018 (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Climate Change, Migration and ‘Disappearing States’: The Case of Pacific Island Countries (UNU-GCM, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related LawLog Blog post.

"'Climate Refugees': Is It Time to Legally Acknowledge Those Displaced by Climate Disruption?," Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, no. 6 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

COP24 Addresses Climate Change Migration Ahead of UN Migration Pact Meeting in Marrakech (UNFCCC, Dec. 2018) [text]
- The recommendations are included as an annex to this document. See also related Pacific Standard article.

Disasters and Displacement in a Changing Climate: The Role of Asia Pacific National Societies (IFRC, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change (IRIN, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for IRIN's reporting on climate -related issues.

In Harm's Way: International Protection in the Context of Nexus Dynamics Between Conflict or Violence and Disaster or Climate Change, Legal and Protection Policy Research Series, no. 39 (UNHCR, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for full report, synthesis version and overviews in English, French and Spanish. Note: This paper refers to, but does not provide a specific reference for, a larger study that focuses on state practice. The study is also referenced in this side event announcement and in the COP 24 key messages document above.

Investing in Resilience: Addressing Climate-induced Displacement in the MENA Region (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

No Matter of Choice: Displacement in a Changing Climate - Research Agenda and Call for Partners (IDMC, Dec. 2018) [text]

Pacific Climate Change-related Displacement and Migration: A New Zealand Action Plan (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 2018) [text via APO]

South American Countries Now Have a Non-binding Regional Instrument on the Protection of Persons Displaced Across Borders and on the Protection of Migrants in Disaster Situations (Platform on Disaster Displacement, Nov. 2018) [text]

Multimedia:

Climate Change and Migration 101 (Climate & Migration Coalition, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for video.

Migration and Displacement at the Climate Talks (Climate & Migration Coalition, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for video.

What Do We Know about Data on Environmental Migration? (IOM's GMDAC, Dec. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for video.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (13 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: General

New campaign:

UNHCR’s New 2 Billion Kilometres to Safety Campaign Invites the Public to Step in Solidarity with Refugees (UNHCR, Jan. 2019) [text]

Publications:

Atlas of Migration 2018 (European Union, Dec. 2018) [text]
- "The Atlas is intended to be used as a reference book for a variety of uses by migration policy makers, other relevant stakeholders, businesses, researchers and also the general public. It will be produced annually, both in paper and electronic forms. The Atlas includes data and indicators on demography, migrant stocks and flows, legal migration, asylum, irregular migration and naturalisation. For non-EU countries this is complemented by sections on development and humanitarian aid, remittances and socioeconomic characteristics, while for EU Member States by a section on migrant integration."

Countries That Welcome Refugees and Immigrants are Happier (The Hill, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Estimation of Emigration, Return Migration, and Transit Migration Between All Pairs of Countries," PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116, no. 1 (2 Jan. 2019) [open access]
- See also related news release.

Evaluating the Impact of Information Campaigns in the Field of Migration: A Systematic Review of the Evidence, and Practical Guidance (IOM, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Grey Noise: Migration and Strategic Communications (ARK Group, Dec. 2018) [text]
- Assesses the use of strategic migration communications campaigns by policymakers to reduce irregular migration and raise awareness of the risks of migrant smuggling and human trafficking.

"How the UN Migration Pact Got Trolled," Politico, 3 Jan. 2019 [text]

"In and Beyond the Camp: The Rise of Resilience in Refugee Governance," Oñati Socio-Legal Series (Forthcoming, 2019) [open access]

"Refuge in the City," Social Sciences, vol. 7, no. 12 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

"Refugees Welcome?," Berkeley La Raza Law Journal, vol. 28 (2018) [full-text]
- Examines how a specific sign relating to undocumented immigrants is used in the United States and Germany.

The Tetherball Effect: How Efforts to Stop Migration Backfire (New Security Beat Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

What Makes Someone an 'Illegal Immigrant'? (The Conversation, Dec. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (20 Dec. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & news items:

Asylum Ban Litigation: Supreme Court Declines to Stay Injunction (Lawfare Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

Fees for Asylum? How About Premium Processing Instead? (The Asylumist, Jan. 2019) [text]

"How Trump Could Use a National Emergency to Get His Border Wall, Explained," Vox, 8 Jan. 2019 [text]

The Irony and the Agony of a Government Shutdown (The Asylumist, Jan. 2019) [text]

It’s Getting Harder to Win Asylum in Court, at Least for Some Applicants (The Asylumist, Dec. 2018) [text]

The Judicial Black Sites the Government Created to Speed Up Deportations (Immigration Impact Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

New Government Data Reveals Immigration Arrests and Deportations Increased in 2018 (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

*"Supreme Court Denies Trump Administration Request to Immediately Enforce New Asylum Rules," Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2018 [text]

Terrorists and the Southern Border: Myth and Reality (Just Security Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

*This Graphic Shows 200 Years of US Immigration as the Rings of a Growing Tree Trunk (World Economic Forum Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

US Deporting Iraqis without Valid Documents (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2018) [text]

"When Death Awaits Deported Asylum Seekers," Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2018 [text]

Govt. policy/documents:

"Newly Released FOIA Documents Shed Light on Border Patrol's Seemingly Limitless Authority ," The Intercept, 7 Jan. 2019 [text]

Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen Announces Historic Action to Confront Illegal Immigration (Dept. of Homeland Security, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related UNHCR statement and recent Guardian article providing an update.

Publications:

"Asylum and the Abuse of Administrative Law," The Regulatory Review, 20 Nov. 2018 [text]

"Detainers, Discretion, and State Law's Historical Constraints," Brooklyn Law Review (Forthcoming, 2019) [preprint]

Does Halting Refugee Resettlement Reduce Crime? Evidence from the United States Refugee Ban, IPL Working Paper, no. 18-03 (Immigration Policy Lab, Dec. 2018) [text]

Growth in the Immigration Court Backlog Continues in FY 2019 (TRAC, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Immigration Adjudication in the 'Trump Era'," The Regulatory Review, 29 Nov. 2018 [text]

"Refugees Welcome?," Berkeley La Raza Law Journal, vol. 28 (2018) [full-text]

*There’s No National Security Emergency at the Border to Justify an Authoritarian Power Grab (WOLA, Jan. 2019) [text]

Multimedia:

Border Tragedies: A Tempest Tossed Essay by Alex Aleinikoff on Trump Border Policies (Dec. 2018) [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

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Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (17 Dec. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (17 Dec. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

New Issues of Euro. Yrbk. HR, IMR, Issues Ment. Health Nurs., JEMS, JIRS, Morning Watch, Rts. in Exile, Torture J. Urban Plan., Wash. & Lee LR

European Yearbook on Human Rights 2018 [contents]
- "Part II: EU" includes several articles on refugees.

International Migration Review, vol. 52, no. 4 (Dec. 2018) [contents]
- Includes four thematic sub-sections on "Immigration, Identity and Contact"; "Mobility, Inequality and Difference"; "Migration Policies and Migration Disruptions"; and "Immigration and Aging." The first article on Colombians in Ecaudor is open access. Note that all book reviews in IMR are freely available.

Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol. 38, no. 4 (2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 45, no. 2 (2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "Undocumented and Unaccompanied: Children of Migration in the European Union and the United States." The introduction is freely available.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 16, no. 3 (2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with two covering refugee research in Australia and Roma refugees in Canada.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 16, no. 4 (2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including several focusing on refugee resettlement, black African asylum-seekers in Germany, and the refugee/migrant dichotomy.

The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis, vol. 46, nos. 1-2 (Fall 2018) [open access]
- Special issue on "Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Newcomer Integration."

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 98 (Jan. 2019) [text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Torture Journal, vol. 28, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]
- Issue theme is "Migration and Torture: Building a Map of Knowledge."

Urban Planning, vol. 3, no. 4 (2018) [open access]
- Issue focus is "European Cities Planning for Asylum."

Washington & Lee Law Review, vol. 75, no. 3 (2018) [full-text]
- Articles focus on immigration law and policy in the United States.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

News:

Today, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched the 2018 edition of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. It is the fourth such report. Here is part of the description:

"It covers 142 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based primarily on trafficking cases detected between 2014 and 2016. As UNODC has been systematically collecting data on trafficking in persons for more than a decade, trend information is presented for a broad range of indicators.
  Moreover, in December 2016 the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to take steps to improve the collection of data, monitoring and analysis of trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict. In response, UNODC has prepared a booklet to provide special insight on this issue, published as booklet 2 of the Global Report. The analysis is based on an extensive desk review of available literature, court cases from the international criminal courts and tribunals and expert interviews with United Nations peacekeeping personnel. The result is an overview of trafficking in persons and its direct and indirect links to armed conflict."

Visit the report page to access the complete texts of both the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons and Trafficking in Persons in the Context of Armed Conflict; a research brief; regional profiles, annexes and data; and previous volumes. More information is provided in the press release.

Publications:

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 11 (2018) [open access]
- Special issue on "Irregular Migrants, Refugees or Trafficked Persons?"

Countering Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Estimating Trafficking of Myanmar Women for Forced Marriage and Childbearing in China (Johns Hopkins University & Kachin Women's Association Thailand, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Human Trafficking-Smuggling Nexus in Libya (Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, July 2018) [text]

The Normative Foundations of the Criminalisation of Human Smuggling: Exploring the Fault Lines between European and International Law, Legal Studies Research Paper, no. 294/2018 (Queen Mary Univ. of London, Dec. 2018) [text via SSRN]

Official Development Assistance and SDG Target 8.7: Measuring Aid to Address Forced Labour, Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour (UNU Centre for Policy Research, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related press release and Thomson Reuters Foundation News article.

Multimedia:

The Business of Modern Slavery: Forced Migration and Forced Labour in a Failed State, Oxford, 31 Oct. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Resource:

Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative (IOM) [info]
- "CTDC is the world’s first global data portal on human trafficking, with primary data contributed by organizations around the world, bringing together knowledge and diffusing data standards across the counter-trafficking movement. For the first time, CTDC facilitates unparalleled access to the largest dataset of its kind in the world, providing a deeper understanding of human trafficking both through the visualisations on the site and through the publicly available downloadable data file."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (15 Oct. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Africa

2019 Aperçu des Besoins Humanitaires: Mali (OCHA, Nov. 2018) [text]

2019 Aperçu des Besoins Humanitaires: Niger (OCHA, Nov. 2018) [text]

2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview: Somalia (OCHA, Nov. 2018) [text]

2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview: South Sudan (OCHA, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also UNHCR's regional refugee response plan.

Applying Comprehensive Responses (CRRF) in Africa (UNHCR, Dec. 2018) [infographic]
- See also case studies from Ethiopia and Uganda.

Circular Security: Cameroon’s Return of Nigerian Refugees is Bad Law and Bad Policy (RefLaw Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

Constraints and Complexities of Information Analysis: Evidence from Somalia (Tufts Univ., Nov. 2018) [text]
- See also related briefing paper.

“Everything was in flames”: The Attack on a Displaced Persons Camp in Alindao (Amnesty International, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Geographical Versus Social Displacement: The Politics of Return and Post-war Recovery in Northern Uganda," Development in Practice, Latest Articles, 30 Nov. 2018 [free full-text]

"In and Beyond the Camp: The Rise of Resilience in Refugee Governance," Oñati Socio-Legal Series (Forthcoming, 2019) [open access]
- Uses Uganda for its site analysis.

International Law Series, vol. 1 (2017) [full-text via UNHCR]
- Theme issue on "Refugee Protection in Ethiopia." Includes five articles that "explore a variety of issues pertaining to the protection of refugees in Ethiopia. It is evident that refugee protection is a topical issue of concern at the international, regional and national levels. As one of the largest refugees hosting countries in Africa and in the world, it becomes necessary to explore the extent to which the policy, legal and institutional framework for refugee protection in the country is in line with international law."

"It's a time bomb": Protracted Displacement and Urban Planning in Abuja (IDMC Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

A Life and Death Struggle Transiting through the Horn of Africa (IOM Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

Placing IDPs on the Map in Ethiopia and Beyond (IOM Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 26, no. 54 (Sept./Dec. 2018) [open access]
- Includes thematic section on "Migrations in Africa: Actors, Impacts and Challenges," with 7 articles in Portuguese or Spanish (English abstracts are included) focusing on Angola, Mozambique and South Africa.

"Sexual Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress among African Female Refugees and Migrants in South Africa," South African Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 1 (2018) [open access]

South Sudan: The Humanitarian Toll of Half a Decade of War (IRIN, Dec. 2018) [text]

Thanksgiving in a Refugee Settlement: Between Fear and Gratitude in Kiryandongo, Uganda (ISIM Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (30 Nov. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Aarhus, Denmark: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns (Tufts Univ., Nov. 2018) [text]

Beyond McMahon: Reflections on the Future of Asylum Reception in Ireland (NASC & CCJHR, Dec. 2018) [text]

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Increase in Migrant Arrivals (ACAPS, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Assessing the Development Displacement Nexus in Turkey (ICMPD, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Improper Distance: The Refugee Crisis Presented by Two Newsrooms," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 31, no. 4 (Dec. 2018) [free full-text]
- Focuses on newspapers in Spain and Norway.

"International Protection System of The New Turkish Law: A Conceptual Analysis," Border Crossing, vol. 8, no. 2 (SI) (2018) [open access]

Legitimacy, Distantiation and the Ecology of Knowledge Production in the Norwegian Asylum Procedure, MAPS Working Paper, no. 2 (Univ. of Neuchâtel, 2018) [text]

"Managing Stake and Accountability in Prime Ministers' Accounts of the 'Refugee Crisis': A Longitudinal Analysis," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 28, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2018) [open access]
- Looks at Finland and Sweden.

Pokrovsk, Ukraine: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns (Tufts Univ., Dec. 2018) [text]

“You Cannot Exist in This Place:” Lack of Registration Denies Afghan Refugees Protection in Turkey (Refugees International, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related Refugees Deeply comment.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 Jan. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Accountability of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency: Recent Developments, Legal Standards and Existing Mechanisms, RLI Working Paper, no. 30 (Univ. of London, Nov. 2018) [text]

The Drop in Migrants Dying in the Mediterranean Hides a Disturbing Reality (QZ, Jan. 2019) [text]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

"Higher Acceptance Rates of Asylum Seekers Lead to Slightly More Asylum Applications in the Future," Demographic Research, vol. 39, art. no. 47 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

Identifying Migrant Bodies in the Mediterranean (UNU-GCM, 2018) [text]

Is the EU Lost at Sea? The EUGS and the Implementation of a Joined-up Approach to Migration (Foundation For European Progressive Studies, Dec. 2018) [text]

"'It’s an Act of Murder': How Europe Outsources Suffering as Migrants Drown," New York Times, 26 Dec. 2018 [text]

Migrant Rights in an Age of International Insecurity: Exploring the Narratives of Protection and Security in European Migration and Refugee Law, RLI Working Paper, no. 29 (Univ. of London, Nov. 2018) [text]

Refugees [What Europe Does for You] (EPRS, Dec. 2018) [text]

The State of Refugees and Displaced People in Europe: A Summary of Research Findings Across Europe, 2017-2018 (Refugee Rights, Dec. 2018) [text]

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, January-June 2019 (UNHCR, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

"Will the ECHR Shake up the European Asylum System?," Rights in Exile News, no. 98 (Jan. 2019) [full-text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (19 Dec. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (19 Dec. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of JRS

The latest issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) has been published. Contents of vol. 31, no. 4, December 2018 include:

• Cross-Border Portability of Refugees’ Personal Status [abstract] 
• Between Policy and Practice: The Education of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon [abstract]
• Sleepless Nights because of Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health Care for Asylum Seekers [abstract]
• The Management of Time and Waiting by Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Girls in Finland [abstract]
• Improper Distance: The Refugee Crisis Presented by Two Newsrooms [free full-text]
• Rethinking Frameworks for Refugee Advocacy: An Analysis Grounded in Political and Democratic Institutions [abstract]
• Modes of Ordering: Labelling, Classification and Categorization in Lebanon’s Refugee Response [abstract]
• Afghan Refugee Journeys: Onwards Migration Decision-Making in Greece and Turkey [abstract]
• ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: Daily Strategies and Fear Management among Undocumented Refugee Children in Sweden [abstract]
• The RISE Survey: Developing and Implementing a Valid and Reliable Quantitative Measure of Refugee Integration in the United States [abstract]
• Perspectives of Somali Refugees on Post-traumatic Growth after Resettlement [abstract]
• Talking about the Past, Locating It in the Present: The Second Generation from Refugee Backgrounds Making Sense of Their Parents’ Narratives, Narrative Gaps and Silences [abstract]
• Transitions of South Sudanese Refugees: Reaching for a Better Life [abstract]
• Journey to Health: (Re) Contextualizing the Health of Canada’s Refugee Population [abstract] [PubMed]

Tagged Periodicals.

New Post on Open Access Book Chapters

If you would like a round-up of open access book chapters that I have referenced since mid-2018, check out this post on my Forced Migration Library blog.


Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

Please see references to new books posted in two parts on my Forced Migration Library blog: Part 1 is the main listing, part 2 is legal texts.