Regional countries must work together to provide search and rescue, safe disembarkation, and access to paths toward asylum for Rohingya refugees.
IAI: European and Tunisian Migration Policies: A Recipe for Failure and Suffering
The EU intended strategy for Tunisia appears destined for failure. Here the four primary deficiencies of the plan.
A Tale of Two Christmas Seasons at the U.S.-Mexico Border
These past two years, I have visited detention centers, shelters, and parts of the border fence in Arizona to listen to migrants’ stories. Here is what I’ve found.
Improving the Socio-economic Integration of LGBTIQ+ Refugees in Costa Rica
A new regulation in Costa Rica has made it more difficult for LGBTIQ+ people seeking safety to access employment.
Newsweek: Pakistan Must Stop Deporting Afghan Refugee Women to a Gender Apartheid State
The ramifications of Pakistan’s large-scale deportation campaign are disastrous for Afghans.
A Better Approach Toward Reception of People Seeking Asylum
Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission discuss best practices that should drive humane reception policies.
White House-Congress Appropriations Deal Would Gut Asylum, Hurt U.S. Cities, and Undermine Border Management
Democrats should not “compromise” by endorsing failed Trump era policies that would sow disorder at the border and return people seeking safety to danger.
USA Today: Biden Helped Stop Darfur Genocide Before. Why is he Virtually Silent This Time?
State Department finally calls out war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in Sudan. But stopping genocide in Darfur demands more than words.
Congress Must Reject Anti-Asylum Changes in Budget Negotiations
Our history of providing refuge to people seeking safety should not be bartered.
Mixed Migration Review: Biden’s Approach to Migration Management in the Americas: A Medley of Pathways, Asylum Restrictions and Unceasing Transit
To be effective in managing migration and to serve as models for use elsewhere, pathways to the United States need to be refined.