Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

NATIONALITY:

Publications

"Alienating Citizens," Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 114, no. 1 (2019) [full-text]
- Focuses on the U.S.

Book Review: Citizenship in Question: Evidentiary Birthright and Statelessness (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Citizenship Hopes Become Reality for Iraq’s Bidoon Minority (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Colombia Gives Venezuela Newborns a Start in Life (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Denying Citizenship: Immigration Enforcement and Citizenship Rights in the United States," Chapter in Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (Emerald Publishing, Forthcoming) [preprint]

European Union Citizenship and the Unlawful Denial of Member State Nationality (SSRN, Sept. 2019) [preprint]

"The Fragility of American Citizenship," The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2019 [text]

"U.N. Refugee Agency Takes up Case of Potential Stateless in India," Reuters, 2 Oct. 2019 [text]

UNHCR Welcomes Iran’s New Nationality Law Addressing Statelessness (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Audiovisual media:

What’s Best for Children’s Nationality (ISI & Unicef) [access]
- Six-part podcast series.


Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (18 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

STATELESSNESS:

Event:

Addressing Emerging Issues on Citizenship and Statelessness, Side event to 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Africa, Banjul, Gambia, 21 October 2019 [info]

EXCOM:

2019 Nansen Refugee Award ‘a Symbol of Hope’ for the World’s Stateless (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]
- The 2019 winner is Azizbek Ashurov, a lawyer from the Kyrgyz Republic who helped his country become the first to end statelessness. See also related news story here.

High-Level Segment on Statelessness, Geneva, 7 October 2019 [info]
- Follow link for relevant meeting information, news stories and background documents. Video of the high-level segment can be viewed here. See also NGO oral and written statements and related UN news story. This press release provides a summary of the meeting's outcomes.

Publications:

Book Review: Understanding Statelessness (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Dutch Municipalities Take Matters into Their Own Hands While National Government Fails to Provide Solution for Stateless People in the Netherlands (ENS Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"End of Statelessness in Sight for Shona as Kenya Issues Birth Certificates," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 8 Oct. 2019 [text]

Mapping Statelessness in Poland (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]

No Papers - No Birth Certificate? Recommendations for Registering Children of Refugees Born in Germany (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, Sept. 2019) [text via SSOAR]

UNHCR Statistical Reporting on Statelessness, Statistics Technical Series, no. 1 (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Why Does Asia Have Millions of Stateless People?," DW, 26 Sept. 2019 [text]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (25 Sept. 2019)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (25 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 2 (Libya, U.S.)

Libya:

Closure of Detention Centre Exposes Migrants and Refugees to Even Worse Conditions (MSF, Oct. 2019) [text]

*"Desperate African refugees pay to get into Libyan jails: UNHCR," Reuters, 17 Oct. 2019 [text]

The European Union Detaining Migrants in Libya: Are They Breaching Non-Refoulment? (Oxford Human Rights Hub, Sept. 2019) [text]

How North African Migrants Ended Up in Permanent Detention (Foreign Policy's First Person, Oct. 2019) [info]
- Follow link for podcast interview with journalist Sally Hayden. See also related Foreign Policy article.

A New Normal: Evacuations from Libya to Niger and Rwanda (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2019) [text]

"Rwanda Offers Lifeline to Refugees Detained in Libya," VOA News, 27 Sept. 2019 [text]
- See also related UNHCR news briefings here and here.

United States:

"Detained: How the US Built the World's Largest Immigrant Detention System," The Guardian, 24 Sept. 2019 [access]

Detained Immigrants and Access to Counsel in Pennsylvania (Penn State, Oct. 2019) [text]

The Flores Settlement Agreement and Detention as Deterrence (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Federal Judge Says DHS Must Keep Its Promise to Protect Children in Immigration Detention (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Detain Migrant Children," New York Times, 27 Sept. 2019 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (17 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1

New & forthcoming books:

The Crimmigrant Other: Migration and Penal Power (Routledge, Forthcoming Dec. 2019) [info]

Detain and Punish: Haitian Refugees and the Rise of the World's Largest Immigration Detention System (Florida Univ. Press, Aug. 2018) [info]

Detention Reviews in Canada: A Practical Handbook on Law, Procedure, and Practice for Lawyers, Immigration Consultants, and Law Students (Brush Education, Oct. 2019) [info]

Immigration Detention in the European Union: In the Shadow of the “Crisis” (Springer, Forthcoming Jan. 2020) [info]

Judicial Review of Immigration Detention in the UK, US and EU: From Principles to Practice (Hart Publishing, Forthcoming, Jan. 2020) [info]

Migrating to Prisons: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants (New Press, Dec. 2019) [info]

Updated country profiles from Global Detention Project:

Immigration Detention in Cyprus: Reception Challenges in Europe’s New Gateway (Aug. 2019) [text]

Immigration Detention in Greece: Stranded in Aegean Limbo (Oct. 2019) [text]

Immigration Detention in Ireland: Can You Detain “Better” Without Detaining More? (Aug. 2019) [text]

Immigration Detention in Italy: Complicit in Grave Human Rights Abuse? (Oct. 2019) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention, esp. in the U.S. (18 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Publications:

Alterations to the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Website since President Trump’s Inauguration (Sunlight Foundation, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Note: "ORR has responsibility for the care of immigrant children who are unaccompanied or separated from guardians." See also related press release.

Child Labor among Syrian Refugees: A Closer Look at the Coercive Effects of Lebanon’s Refugee Policies (Univ. of Texas, Oct. 2019?) [text]

Children Stuck in Limbo: Examining the Vulnerability of Unaccompanied Minors in Northern France (Refugee Rights, Aug. 2019) [text]

Desperate Journeys: Refugee and Migrant Children Arriving in Europe and How to Strengthen Their Protection, January to September 2019 (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for report in English and press release in Arabic; see also French version. See also related UNHCR news story.

Guidance to Respect Children’s Rights in Return Policies and Practices: Focus on the EU Legal Framework (Unicef et al., Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Returning Unaccompanied Children: Fundamental Rights Considerations (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Sept. 2019) [text]

Rights of Internally Displaced Persons: Note by the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/74/261 (UN General Assembly, July 2019) [text]
- Focuses on IDP children.

Safe Haven: A Study on the Needs of Refugee Children Arriving in Ireland through the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (Children’s Rights Alliance, Sept. 2019) [text]
- See also related press release.

Synthesis Report: An Analysis of Four Case Studies of Youth Migration (Feinstein International Center & Save the Children, Sept. 2019) [text]
- The four case studies examined the situation of young refugees and migrants in Addis Ababa, Bengaluru, Kampala and Vienna. More info about the project is available here.

Collections:

Children on the Move: The Health of Refugee, Immigrant and Displaced Children [access]
- Special issue of Children (Sept. 2019), with 12 papers.

Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children (Univ. of Oxford) [access]
- Follow link for podcast series.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (18 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Open Access Round-up: 15 October 2019

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 30 September 2019. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Green Open Access [info]

From Space to Supply Chains: A Plan for Humanitarian Data Governance (SSRN, Aug. 2019)
- Preprint version of article.
- Author based in the US.

"Technological Triage of Immigration Cases," Florida Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Preprint version of article.
- Two authors, both based in the US.

Gold Open Access [info]

Articles:

"Examining the Role of Networks in Conflict-Induced Migration in Bawku," Ghana Journal of Geography, vol. 11, no. 1 (2019)
- Three authors, all based in Ghana. No APC.

"Family Separation and the Impact of Digital Technology on the Mental Health of Refugee Families in the United States: Qualitative Study," Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(9): e14171 (Sept. 2019)
- Three authors, all based in the US. APC is US$2500.

"How Much Can You Take with You? The Role of Education in Explaining Differences in the Risk of Unemployment Between Migrants and Natives," Comparative Migration Studies, 7:41 (Sept. 2019)
- Three authors, all based in Spain. APC is US$1180.

"Language Education for Forced Migrants: Governance and Approach," Languages, vol. 4, no. 3 (Sept. 2019)
- Two authors, both based in the UK. APC is 1000 CHF.

"Measuring Gender in News Representations of Refugees and Asylum Seekers," International Journal of Communication, vol. 13 (2019)
- Two authors, both based in the UK. No APC.

"Prevalence of Sexual Violence among Refugees: A Systematic Review," Revista de Saúde Pública, 53:78 (Sept. 2019)
- Six authors, based in Brazil (5) and Brazil/Canada (1). APC is 2400 BRL.

"'A proud history of protecting refugees': Ambivalent Responses to Refugee Integration in Government Policy Documents," Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, vol. 11, no. 1 (2019)
- Author is based in the UK. No APC.

"Risky Sexual Behaviour and Contraceptive Use in Contexts of Displacement: Insights from a Cross-sectional Survey of Female Adolescent Refugees in Ghana," International Journal for Equity in Health, 18:127 (Aug. 2019)
- Four authors, based in Ghana (3) and Ghana/South Africa (1). APC is US$2680.

"Solidarity, Social Media, and the "Refugee Crisis": Engagement Beyond Affect," International Journal of Communication, vol. 13 (2019)
- Two authors, both based in the UK. No APC.

"Sport, Refugees, and Forced Migration: A Critical Review of the Literature," Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 11 Oct. 2019
- Ten authors, based in Australia (9) and Australia/Netherlands (1). APC is US$1900.

"'With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little': Experiences of Long-term Displacement amongst Syrian Refugees in Shatila, Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 13:45 (Oct. 2019)
- Six authors, based in Belgium (1), Lebanon (4) and Luxembourg/South Africa (1). APC is US$2490.

- See also the twelve OA articles referenced in these two posts focusing on mental health issues: part 1 and part 2.

Journal issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 5, no. 2 (May-Aug. 2019)
- Special issue on "Migration in West Africa," with five articles.

Forced Migration Review, no. 62 (Oct. 2019)
- Theme issue on "Return: Voluntary, Safe, Dignified and Durable?," with 23 articles & mini-feature on root causes of displacement with seven articles.

Migration, Mobility & Displacement, vol. 4, no. 1 (2019)
- Special issue on "Multimedia, Mobility and the Digital Southeast Asian Family’s Polymedia Experiences," with six articles.

Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 35, no. 2 (2019)
- Special issue on "Refugee Sponsorship: Lessons Learned, Ways Forward," with nine articles.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 27, no. 55 (Jan./April 2019)
- Includes thematic section on "Psychosocial Perspectives on Migrants and Refugees," with nine articles. Three other general articles.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 27, no. 56 (May/Aug. 2019)
- Includes thematic section on "African Migrants in Latin America: (im)Mobility and Place-making," with eight articles. Four other general articles.

Books:

Geographies of Asylum in Europe and the Role of European Localities (Springer, Oct. 2019)

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Claiming Rights in Exile: Women’s Insurgent Citizenship Practices in the Thai-Myanmar Borderlands," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Sept. 2019
- Author is based in Sweden. APC is US$2995.

"Closing the Gap? Gender and the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees," International Migration, Early View, 14 Oct. 2019
- Two authors, both based in Canada. APC is US$2500.

"The Design, Construction and Maintenance of a SuDS Management Train to Address Surface Water Flows by Engaging the Community: Gawilan Refugee Camp, Ninewah Governate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 5 Oct. 2019
- Three authors, based in Iraq/UK (1) and UK (2). APC is US$3639.

"Implementing Innovative Evidence-based Perinatal Mental Health Screening for Women of Refugee Background," Women and Birth, In Press, 8 June 2019
- Seven authors, based in Australia (6) and the UK (1). APC is US$1700.

"New WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," The Lancet, vol. 394, no. 10194 (July 2019)
- Six authors, based in Australia (1), Australia/US (2), Switzerland (1) and the US (2). APC is US$5000.

"Political Migration Discourses on Social Media: A Comparative Perspective on Visibility and Sentiment Across Political Facebook Accounts in Europe," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 Oct. 2019
- Four authors, all based in Austria. APC is US$3500.

"Risk of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders in Children of Refugee Parents with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder," The Lancet Public Health, vol. 4, no. 7 (July 2019)
- Five authors, all based in Denmark. APC is US$5000.

"The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey," Journal of Global Security Studies, vol. 4, no. 4 (Oct. 2019)
- Author is based in the UK. APC is US$3500.

Law Reviews

"The Interior Structure of Immigration Enforcement," Univ. of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 167, no. 6 (2018-2019)
- Author is based in the US.

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 30 September 2019

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of FMR

The latest issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) has been published. The theme of FMR62 is "Return: Voluntary, Safe, Dignified and Durable?" Here is the description:

"Voluntary return in safety and with dignity has long been a core tenet of the international refugee regime. In the 23 articles on ‘Return’ in this issue of FMR, authors explore various obstacles to achieving sustainable return, discuss the need to guard against premature or forced return, and debate the assumptions and perceptions that influence policy and practice."

Also included is a mini-feature on "Towards Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Displacement," with seven articles.

The Editors' Briefing provides a more detailed overview of the themed articles. In addition, readers can access FMR articles 1) individually, in HTML & PDF formats, 2) via the digest feature, or 3) as a complete issue. The mini-feature is also provided as a separate PDF.

Back issues of FMR are available here.

FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Audio versions of articles are available in English.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 2 (SGBV)

New resource:

Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Emergencies, 2nd ed. (Global Protection Cluster, 2019) [text]
- Revised edition. "The purpose of this Handbook is to facilitate concrete action – from preparedness, to humanitarian response through recovery. It is an indispensable tool for GBV coordinators, and the humanitarian community more broadly, to work together to address gender-based violence. GBV is best addressed when multiple sectors and organizations work together to create and implement unified prevention, response and risk mitigation strategies. Without clarity on necessary actions and dedicated attention to addressing GBV, on-the-ground efforts will be inconsistent and insufficient."

Publications:

Cash Assistance and the Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV): Findings from Research in Lebanon, Ecuador and Morocco (UNHCR, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Handbook on Counselling Asylum Seeking and Refugee Women Victims of Gender-based Violence (HEUNI, Aug. 2019) [text]

"Male Rape Survivors Go Uncounted in Rohingya Camps," The New Humanitarian, 4 Sept. 2019 [text]

My Safety, My Wellbeing: Equipping Adolescent Girls with Key Knowledge and Skills to Help Them to Mitigate, Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence (International Rescue Committee, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Prevalence of Sexual Violence among Refugees: A Systematic Review," Revista de Saúde Pública, 53:78 (Sept. 2019) [open access]

"Risky Sexual Behaviour and Contraceptive Use in Contexts of Displacement: Insights from a Cross-sectional Survey of Female Adolescent Refugees in Ghana," International Journal for Equity in Health, 18:127 (Aug. 2019) [open access]

Unbroken: Stories of Syrian Adolescent Girls (UN Population Fund, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Why You Don’t Want to be a Venezuelan Woman Right Now," The New Humanitarian, 17 Sept. 2019 [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 1 (15 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 1

Blog posts & media:

"'Football is forbidden': How Girls in a Lebanon Refugee Camp Kicked Back," The Guardian, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

Reclaiming the WPS Agenda: It’s Time to Talk about the Elephant in the Room (Women, Peace and Security Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Focus is on the "adverse gendered consequences that flow from the damage wreaked on the ecosystem due to the mass displacement."

Trump’s War on Asylum-Seekers is Endangering Pregnant Women (ACLU Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Claiming Rights in Exile: Women’s Insurgent Citizenship Practices in the Thai-Myanmar Borderlands," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Sept. 2019 [open access]

"Closing the Gap? Gender and the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees," International Migration, Early View, 14 Oct. 2019 [open access]

"Measuring Gender in News Representations of Refugees and Asylum Seekers," International Journal of Communication, vol. 13 (2019) [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

No Simple Solutions: Women, Displacement and Durable Solutions in South Sudan (Oxfam et al., Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

*"Sustainable Development Goals and the Mental Health of Resettled Refugee Women: A Role for International Organizations," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 30 Aug. 2019 [open access]

“We Need to Write Our Own Names”: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Rohingya Humanitarian Response in Cox’s Bazar (Women's Refugee Commission, Sept. 2019) [text]

Women, Peace and Security and Displacement in the Middle East (LSE Middle East Centre, July 2019) [text]

Audiovisual media:

Deborah Anker Discusses Gender and Asylum Law with Aziza Ahmed (Signs Journal, Aug. 2019) [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (19 Aug. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

News: Two New Virtual Issues

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has published two virtual journal issues, one on mental health and the other on technology.

The "Technology Virtual Issue" links to 11 articles from both Development Policy Review and Disasters. Here is part of the description:

"As ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) embark on a major research project looking at the links between technology and inclusion in humanitarian contexts, this collection reviews key papers from both humanitarian and development research, revealing a number of important themes (HPG, 2019). Each of these contributions explores the increasing presence of technology in disaster response and development interventions, highlighting the added value of such technologies in humanitarian response and positioning them against long-standing and evolving risks and concerns."

The "World Mental Health Day Virtual Issue" features 11 articles from Disasters, organized under the following sub-sections: "Aid Workers," "Civilians," and "Mental Health Policy and Interventions."

Articles included in both of these issues will be freely available until the end of April 2020.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

"Changing Motivations or Capabilities? Migration Deterrence in the Global Context," International Studies Review, Advance Articles, 25 Sept. 2019 [abstract]

Development Approaches to Migration and Displacement 2016-2018: Key Achievements, Experiences and Lessons Learned (UNDP, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Online Migration Campaigns: Promises, Pitfalls and the Need for Better Evaluations," Migration Policy Practice, vol. IX, no. 3 (July-Sept. 2019) [open access]
- Scroll to p. 20.

Promoting Development Approaches to Migration and Displacement: UNDP's Four Specific Focus Areas (UNDP, updated Feb. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Safe, Regular, Orderly Migration: Advancing Development Approaches to Migration - UNDP Position Paper on the Global Compact for Migration (UNDP, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Sport, Refugees, and Forced Migration: A Critical Review of the Literature," Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 11 Oct. 2019 [open access]

Audiovisual media:

Assisting and Protecting Refugees in Europe and the Middle East: Politics, Law, and Humanitarian Practices, Oslo, 19 Sept. 2019 [info]
- Audio from this event is now available.

Resource:

Rethinking Refuge [access]
- This platform was updated on 4 Oct. 2019 with new and revised articles.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (14 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

Events & opportunities:

Seminar: Refuge Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers with David Fitzgerald, Florence, Italy, 15 October 2019 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Seminar series: Refugee Studies Cente, Michaelmas Term 2019 [info]
- First seminar will be held 16 October 2019 on "The political economy of refugee self-reliance." Seminars are held weekly through December.

Call for applications: President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration, University of British Columbia [info]
- Review of applications will begin 19 October 2019.

Seminar: On the Move: Migration and the Politics of Movement in the Global South, Cairo, 24 October 2019 [info]

CFP: IASFM18: Disrupting Theory, Unsettling Practice - Towards Transformative Forced Migration Scholarship and Policy, Accra, 27-30 June 2020 [info]
- Submission deadline is 4 November 2019.

Call for applications: Doctoral Programme in Migration Studies, Univ. of Oxford [info]
- First deadline is 15 November 2019; final deadline is 24 January 2020.

Call for registration: Fourth Annual Research & Orientation Workshop & International Conference on Refugees and Migrants: Issues of Protection, Rights and Justice, Kolkata, India, 25-29 November 2019 [info]

Workshop: Researching Forced Migration: Methodologies, Methods, Ethics' Workshop, Sydney, 28 November 2019 [info]

Call for entries: 2020 Ockenden International Prizes [info]
- Seeking "projects, activities and/or programmes...which promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.  You can enter a project run by your organisation or you can nominate a project managed by a non-profit partner or affiliated organisation." Deadline is 30 November 2019.

Blog posts & media:

As UN Forges Ahead on IDPs, Displaced People Must Be at the Head of the Table (RI Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

Discussion Series: Creative Methods of Dissemination in Forced Migration Research (ESPMI, Oct. 2019) [access]

Does the Gap in Migration Research Between High-income Countries and the Rest of the World Matter? (COMPAS Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

The Important Role of Animals in Refugee Lives (OUP Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Internally Displaced, Internationally Disregarded (IDMC, Sept. 2019) [text]

Symposium: Placeless People (Humanity Journal Blog, Sept. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for five essays from four scholars plus by the author.

"Talk of an ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Refugees is Wrong – and Dangerous," The New Humanitarian, 3 Oct. 2019 [text]

Themed Week on Dignity and Immigration (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for introductory post; other posts in the series can be accessed via the "see also" menu on the right.

UNHCR-World Bank Group Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement Fact Sheet (World Bank, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Note: The Center, which is based in Copenhagen, was officially launched on 10 Oct. 2019. See related remarks by the UN Sec.-Gen.

"Unwilling and Fearful Refugees Should Not Be Forced to Return Home," The Guardian, 7 Oct. 2019 [text]

Why We Need Better Data on Mobile Populations in Cities – and How to Get It (ODI Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

Related posts:

- News: EXCOM 2019 Wrap-up (11 Oct. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Internal Displacement (24 Sept. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: General ( 24 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

News: EXCOM 2019 Wrap-up

The 70th session of UNHCR's Executive Committee ended today, and video of the keynotes and the general debate have been posted on the session's web page. Also available are:

- the opening and closing statements of the High Commissioner for Refugees (see also related commentary on Twitter);
- written statements presented by delegations during the general debate;
- *the statement of the new Assistant High Commissioner for Protection (see also related commentary on Twitter);
- delegation statements during the consideration of reports relating to international protection;
- NGO statements are available on ICVA's web site.

The draft report of the 70th session provides a summary of the discussions. No EXCOM Conclusions were adopted this year.

Resources relating specifically to the High-level Segment on Statelessness include:
- video of discussions during the segment;
- the global civil society statement;
- a dedicated media page with links to relevant meeting information, news stories and background documents.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- News: 70th Session of EXCOM

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria - Pt. 2

Blog posts & media:

The Road from Yemen (IDMC Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Part 6 of blog series on "Retracing the Steps of the Displaced."

"UNHCR in Libya: From Standing #WithRefugees to Standing #WithStates?," Euronews, 7 Oct. 2019 [text]
- Part 1 of four-part report. Scroll to bottom of article for Parts 2-4.

Reports & journal articles:

CRISIS Magazine, no. 1 (Oct. 2019) [full-text]
- Articles focus on migration from Syria.

"The Design, Construction and Maintenance of a SuDS Management Train to Address Surface Water Flows by Engaging the Community: Gawilan Refugee Camp, Ninewah Governate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 5 Oct. 2019 [open access]

Libya and the Surrounding Area: Current Situation and Need for Immediate Action (Council of the EU, Sept. 2019) [text]

"Migrants in Countries in Crisis: The Experiences of Ghanaian and Nigerien Migrants during the Libyan Crisis of 2011," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 5, no. 2 (May-Aug. 2019) [open access]

Regional Operational Framework for Refugee Return to Syria (Working Group for the Syria Situation, March 2019; posted 30 Sept. 2019) [text]

Regular Perception Surveys on Social Tensions throughout Lebanon, Wave VI (UNDP, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Safety but No Stability in the “Backyard of Tel Aviv”: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns - Tel Aviv, Israel (Tufts Univ., Oct. 2019) [text]

Social Networks in Refugee Response: What We Can Learn from Sudanese and Yemeni in Jordan, Discussion Policy Paper, no. 2 (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey," Journal of Global Security Studies, vol. 4, no. 4 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

Tying the Cross-Cultural Knot, Uncovering Perceptions on Lebanese-Syrian Intermarriages (UNDP, March 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Update on UNHCR’s Operations in the Middle East and North Africa (EXCOM, Sept. 2019) [text]

"'With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little': Experiences of Long-term Displacement amongst Syrian Refugees in Shatila, Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 13:45 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria - Pt. 1 (11 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria - Pt. 1

News: 

Turkey has launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria in part to establish a "safe zone" to which Syrian refugees can be returned. Here is an explainer from The Guardian. For more information, analysis, and commentary, see the following:

"Aid Groups Warn of Humanitarian Crisis from Turkey’s Assault on Syria," IPS News, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

"'Betrayal leaves a bitter taste': Spurned Kurds Flee Turkish Onslaught," The Guardian, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Divided UN Fails to Agree on Turkey's Syria Offensive," DW, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

Hundreds of Thousands in Harm's Way in Northern Syria (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Returning Foreign Fighters and Their Families Takes on New Urgency after Trump’s Syria Decision (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Syria-Turkey Briefing: The Fallout of an Invasion for Civilians," The New Humanitarian, 8 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey is Attacking Northeastern Syria, Leaving US-backed Kurds at Risk," Vox, 9 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey’s Invasion in Syria is Creating Even More Refugees — Just as the US Shuts the Door," Vox, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Turkey's Refugee Plan Met with Widespread Skepticism," ABC News, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would be Anything But: Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Turmoil Spreads in Kurdish-Held Syria as Turkish Invasion Enters 3rd Day," New York Times, 11 Oct. 2019 [text]

UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: A New Wave of Violence is the Last Thing Syrians Need (OHCHR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (16 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (U.S.)

United States:

Blog posts & media

"America is Stepping Down as a Global Leader on Refugees," Vox, 1 Oct. 2019 [text]

The Darkening City on the Hill: The Trump Administration Heightens Its Assault on Refugee Protection (Center for Migration Studies, Oct. 2019) [text]

*"I Oversaw DHS Refugee Affairs. Here Are 3 Ways the Trump Administration Is Trying to Mislead You," Time Magazine, 8 Oct. 2019 [text]

Key Facts about Refugees to the U.S. (Pew's Fact Tank, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Note: Posted this earlier when it was originally dated 27 Sept. 2019.

Reports & journal articles

"How Many Refugees Should the US Admit?," Economics Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 3 (2019)

In Search of Opportunity and Community: The Secondary Migration of Refugees in the United States (SSRN, Sept. 2019) [text]

Multicultural Waves of Migration Shaping the Identity of a Midwest Neighborhood: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns - Albany Park, Chicago, USA (Tufts Univ., Oct. 2019) [text]

"Refugees in the United States and the Politics of Crisis," Entry in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, 2019) [free full-text]

Renovating Detroit with Syrian Style: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns - Detroit, USA (Tufts Univ., Oct. 2019) [text]

Slamming the Golden Door: Canada-U.S. Migration Policy and Refugee Resettlement, SPP Communiqué (Univ. of Calgary, Sept. 2019) [text]

"What Happens When the United States Stops Taking in Refugees?," Contexts, vol. 18, no. 2 (2019) [free full-text]

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Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (10 Oct. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: U.S. Resettlement (27 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Event:

Expanding Resettlement across Europe: From Policy to Practice, Brussels, 21-22 October 2019 [info]
- Follow link for a programme and concept note.

Blog posts & media:

"'Feel like I’m living on death row': Refugees Forced to Choose between Visa Limbo or Family Separation," The Guardian, 28 Sept. 2019 [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Ground-breaking Programme Reunites Families, Reignites Hope (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Mexico.

"Labor Demands Government Release 'Secret Report' on Refugee Resettlement," The Guardian, 29 Sept. 2019 [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Life-saving Programme Offers Safe Path to Italy for Refugees (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]
- See also related comment from Kaldor Centre.

"Under Pressure, New Zealand Ends a Refugee Policy Branded Racist," New York Times, 4 Oct. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Activation Versus Forced Inactivity: Government, Civil Society and the Promotion of Self-Sufficiency of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Immigrants," Chapter in Caught in Between Borders:
Citizens, Migrants and Humans - Liber Amicorum in honour of Prof. Dr. Elspeth Guild (Wolf Legal Publishers, Forthcoming 2019) [SSRN]

Another Story from the "Refugee Crisis": Resettlement in Small Towns and Rural Areas in France (Institut Français des Relations Internationales, July 2019) [text]

The European Benchmark for Refugee Integration: A Comparative Analysis of the National Integration Evaluation Mechanism in 14 EU Countries (Migration Policy Group et al., June 2019) [text]

Integration of Resettled Syrian Refugees in Oxford: Preliminary Study in 2018, RSC Working Paper, no. 129 (Refugee Studies Centre, Sept. 2019) [text]

"'A proud history of protecting refugees': Ambivalent Responses to Refugee Integration in Government Policy Documents," Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, vol. 11, no. 1 (2019) [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 35, no. 2 (2019) [open access]
- Special issue on "Refugee Sponsorship: Lessons Learned, Ways Forward."

Slamming the Golden Door: Canada-U.S. Migration Policy and Refugee Resettlement, SPP Communiqué (Univ. of Calgary, Sept. 2019) [text]

Research project:

GLIMER: Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe’s Refugees [access]
- "The aim of GLIMER is to generate research that will help European cities and regions facilitate the long term inclusion of displaced people in a way that remakes local spaces." Follow link for outputs from various work packages that focus on governance and local integration; asylum accommodation; and language training/education. Case studies focus on "new arrivals in the areas in and around Cosenza, Nicosia, Glasgow and Malmo respectively."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (17 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Europe

Blog posts & media:

Decongestion of Greek Islands Continues as 700 Refugees and Migrants Move to Mainland (IOM, Oct. 2019) [text]

EU Governments Face Crucial Decision on Shared Sea Rescue Responsibility (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2019) [text]

Greece Must Act to End Dangerous Overcrowding in Island Reception Centres, EU Support Crucial (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 72,263 in 2019; Deaths Reach 1,041 (IOM, Oct. 2019) [text]

News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Anniversary of Lampedusa Shipwreck (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Precarious Situation in Turkey Drives Refugees to Greece (InfoMigrants, Oct. 2019) [text]

New books:

Birgit Glorius & Jeroen Doomernik, eds., Geographies of Asylum in Europe and the Role of European Localities, Springer, Oct. 2019

Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska, Jan Misiuna & Marta Pachocka, eds., Muslim Minorities and the Refugee Crisis in Europe, SGH Publishing House, 2019 [open access]

Reports & journal articles:

The Court of Appeal and the Criminalisation of Refugees (CCRC, Nov. 2018) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

False Moves: Migration and Development Aid (European Council on Foreign Relations, Oct. 2019) [text]

"'I Feel like I’m Eating Rice 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week': Dietary Diversity among Asylum Seekers Living in Norway," Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 10 (Sept. 2019) [open access]

Living for Years in a Transitory Home: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns - Athens, Greece (Tufts Univ., Oct. 2019) [text]

Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean: Compilation of Available Data and Information (IOM, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Negative Health Effects of Hostile Environment Policies on Migrants: A Cross-sectional Service Evaluation of Humanitarian Healthcare Provision in the UK," Wellcome Open Research, 4:109 (July 2019) [open access]

Update on UNHCR’s Operations in Europe (EXCOM, Oct. 2019) [text]

What Asylum and Refugee Policies Do Europeans Want? Evidence from a Cross-national Conjoint Experiment, EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2019/73 (European Univ. Institute, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (30 Sept. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (30 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Government documents:

Case Processing at the Board of Immigration Appeals (EOIR, Oct. 2019) [text via AILA]
- See also related AILA comment.

Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework (Congressional Research Service, updated Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related CRS Legal Sidebar.

Fact Sheet: DHS Agreements with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related Vox article, "The State Department is telling US tourists that El Salvador is now as safe as Denmark."

Investigation of Alleged Violations of Immigration Laws at the Tecate, California, Port of Entry by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Personnel (DHS Office of Inspector General, Sept. 2019) [text]

Policy Memorandum: Guidance for Processing Reasonable Fear, Credible Fear, Asylum, and Refugee Claims in Accordance with Matter of L-E-A (USCIS, Sept. 2019?) [text via AILA]

Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System (White House, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related ImmigrationProf blog post and Vox article, "Trump just quietly cut legal immigration by up to 65%."

Reports & journal articles:

"Crisis in the Courts: Is the Backlogged U.S. Immigration Court System at Its Breaking Point?," Migration Information Source, 3 Oct. 2019 [full-text]

"If I went back, I would not survive": Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence in Mexico and Central America (Physicians for Human Rights, Oct. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for full report and executive summary in English and Spanish.

"The Interior Structure of Immigration Enforcement," Univ. of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 167, no. 6 (2018-2019) [full-text]

Orders from Above: Massive Human Rights Abuses under Trump Administration Return to Mexico Policy (Human Rights First, Oct. 2019) [text]

Why Don’t They Just Get in Line? There is No Line for Many Unauthorized Immigrants (American Immigration Council, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (9 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Blog posts & media:

'3 Mexican Countries': When All Latin American Migrants Become Mexicans (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

CBP Officers Take on Role of Asylum Officers – This Lawsuit Demands to Know Why (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Does Asylum Have a Future at the Southern Border?," New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019 [text]

Far More Immigration Cases are Being Prosecuted Criminally under Trump Administration (Pew Fact Tank, Sept. 2019) [text]

"How the U.S. Asylum System is Keeping Migrants at Risk in Mexico," New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019 [text]

"It's Imperative to Capture All Sides of the Immigration Debate. How We Did It, during One Perilous Week," USA Today, 23 Sept. 2019 [access]

On the Morality of Lying to Win Asylum (The Asylumist, Oct. 2019) [text]

The Supreme Court and Refugees at the Southern Border: 5 Questions Answered (The Conversation, Oct. 2019) [text]

US Foreign-born Gains are Smallest in a Decade, Except in Trump States (The Avenue Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related ImmigrationProf blog post.

What the Safe Third Country Deals Mean for the Future of Asylum in the United States (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: U.S. Resettlement (27 Sept. 2019)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (26 Sept. 2019)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (26 Sept. 2019)

Tagged Publications.