Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on August 30, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Links to long-form information about U.S. border governance and migration
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on August 30, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Published by WOLA on August 29, 2024.
Explains twelve trends marking U.S.-bound migration and the U.S.-Mexico border during the summer of 2024.
Published by the DHS Inspector-General on August 19, 2024.
Finds that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from 2019 to 2023. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on August 19, 2024.
Finds that “CBP did not initially consider critical factors such as the design of the CBP One Genuine Presence functionality, adequacy of supporting application infrastructure, sufficiency of language translations, and equity of appointment distribution.” (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the American Immigration Council on August 16, 2024.
A fact sheet about the $409 billion that the U.S. government has spent on border and immigration enforcement since 2003.
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 16, 2024.
Outlines specific procedures for the handling, storage, transference, and return of personal property belonging to detainees held in short-term holding facilities. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on August 8, 2024.
Found that Border Patrol held 23-31% of detainees longer than the 72-hour standard due to factors such as limited ICE bedspace and prioritization of family units over single adults. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Documents U.S. border officials executing a new asylum restriction in such a way that even people who badly need protection are refused a hearing.
Documents people who have faced “insurmountable due process violations” after trying to seek asylum at the border after the Biden administration’s June 2024 asylum ban went into effect.
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector General on July 16, 2024.
Finds that Border Patrol was unable to meet standards of care for migrants at some holding and processing facilities during migrant surges. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on July 11, 2024.
Focuses on migrant deaths in South Texas and the Missing Migrant Program’s death prevention activities.
Published by WOLA on June 20, 2024.
A report on migration, security, U.S. policy, and protection needs, based on fieldwork along Colombia’s borders with Ecuador and Panama.
Documents systemic abuse against LGBTQ and HIV-positive individuals in ICE and CBP custody.
Published by several organizations, and hosted by Human Rights First, on June 14, 2024.
A report to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances alleges that U.S. authorities’ treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in custody at the border is tantamount to enforced disappearances.
Published by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 12, 2024.
Challenges the Biden administration’s June 2024 rule restricting access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Link at aclu.org)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on June 7, 2024.
Identifies deficiencies in DHS’s technology, procedures, and coordination for effectively screening and vetting asylum seekers and noncitizens. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by WOLA on June 4, 2024.
Explains and contextualizes the Biden administration’s June 2024 executive actions curtailing asylum access at the border, in a Q&A format.
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on May 30, 2024.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Published by the International Refugee Assistance Project on May 28, 2024.
Provides difficult-to-obtain information about the implementation of the U.S.-initiated Safe Mobility Offices program for some migrants in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on May 23, 2024.
Finds that CBP has guidance for handling personal property, but some of it is unclear, resulting in field locations interpreting it differently. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on May 13, 2024.
Finds that CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility has made significant progress implementing new investigative standards, but it could strengthen investigator independence from the agency
Published by WOLA on April 18, 2024.
Seeks to explain the very atypical springtime lull in migration at the border in 2024. A crackdown in Mexico seems to be the main cause.
Published by WOLA on April 4, 2024.
An epidemic of migrant kidnappings and rapes in Tamaulipas, Mexico demands that CBP dramatically improve protection-seeking migrants’ access to ports of entry.
Published by the International Refugee Assistance Project on March 29, 2024.
Consensus-based recommendations for regional approaches to ensure the rights and well-being of climate-displaced people.
Published by the New York Review of Books on March 23, 2024.
“An unrealized proposal for a Border Patrol installation in Arizona reveals the tension between restricting immigration and freeing trade”