Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)
Published by the Southern Border Communities Coalition on September 26, 2023.
A report submitted for the 2023 Review of U.S. Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights finds U.S. border law enforcement compliance sorely lacking.
Published by the Southern Border Communities Coalition on September 26, 2023.
Explains the difficulty in achieving accountability for the fatal 2010 beating of a Mexican man by CBP and Border Patrol personnel at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Published by ACAPS on September 22, 2023.
Finds overcrowding, a lack of resources, and violence in the municipality that is the main jumping-off point for migrants en route to the Darién Gap.
Published by Amnesty International on September 21, 2023.
Finds that Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile are failing to comply with their obligations under international law to protect those fleeing Venezuela.
Published by the Migration Policy Institute on September 20, 2023.
The recent evolution of migration through the Darién Gap and the small likelihood that it might end in the near future.
Published by the Cato Institute on September 18, 2023.
Lays out reasons in favor of the Humanitarian Parole program that the Biden administration has launched for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Published by the Migration Policy Institute on September 15, 2023.
Estimates that approximately 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States in 2021, up from 11.0 million in 2019.
Published by the Women’s Refugee Commission on September 14, 2023.
Recalls 10 facts that often get overlooked in heated U.S. debates over the border and migration policy.
Published by Jesuit Refugee Service on September 12, 2023.
A situation report, mainly on conditions for asylum seekers, from El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
Examines trends, challenges, and needs from the donor community to help the Americas assist and integrate migrants from Venezuela.
Publicado por REDODEM on September 12, 2023.
A 273-page research report about migration trends, policies, and human rights in Mexico in 2021 and 2022.
Published by the International Organization for Migration on September 8, 2023.
Examines migration trends in the hemisphere during the second quarter of 2023.
Published by UNICEF on September 7, 2023.
“Globally, children make up around 13 per cent of the migrant population, but they account for 25 per cent of people on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
The platform, coordinated by two UN agencies, offers its latest estimates of Venezuelan migrants living in other states throughout the Americas.
Published by the University of Texas Strauss Center on August 31, 2023.
The latest in a series of updates detailing asylum waitlists and shelter capacity in Mexican border cities.
Published by NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice on August 31, 2023.
Highlights harms of the Biden administration’s asylum ban and reliance on the CBP One smartphone app to control access to asylum.
Published by the International Organization for Migration on August 24, 2023.
Finds that 2022 was the deadliest year on record for migrants in the Americas, with nearly half happening at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A report from organizations monitoring asylum seekers’ limited access to land-border ports of entry in the month after the Title 42 policy’s termination.
Published by the Southern Border Communities Coalition on May 13, 2023.
A complaint to the DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties office about Border Patrol’s practice of penning asylum seekers between layers of the border wall south of San DIego for days before processing them.
Published by Human Rights First on January 26, 2023.
Takes stock of the Biden administration’s border and migration policies after two years, with a strong human rights critique.
Published by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees on January 19, 2023.
“UNHCR considers that the situation prevailing in Nicaragua may be characterized as a massive violation of human rights.” (Original link)
Published by Human Rights First on January 17, 2023.
Lays out arguments against the Biden administration’s proposed asylum transit ban, comparing it to a similar measure pursued by the Trump administration.
Published by the Center for American Progress on October 31, 2022.
A study of approaches to the opioid epidemic finds no link to immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Published by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights on October 27, 2022.
Articles and analyses from “frontline leaders and organizers with direct experience, both in theory and practice, of migrant human rights.”
Published by the Mixed Migration Center on October 19, 2022.
A quarterly update on countries affected by the Venezuelan migration crisis.
