96 Reports from WOLA

Long-form information produced by WOLA

Testimony of WOLA’s Adam Isacson Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Hearing: “The Border Crisis: The Cost of Chaos”

Published by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 25, 2024.

Testimony delivered in a House hearing, centered on recent migration trends and reforms needed to the U.S. immigration and asylum systems. (Link at oversight.house.gov)

Tags: Asylum, Congress, Migration, Migration Trends, U.S. Policy

Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Published by WOLA and the Kino Border Initiative on August 2, 2023.

Drawing heavily on this site’s database and the accountability work of the Nogales-based Kino Border Initiative, this in-depth report looks at the chronic nature of human rights abuse at the U.S.-Mexico border, how DHS’s accountability system is meant to work, and where it often fails. It offers more than 40 policy recommendations.

Tags: Human Rights, Organizational Culture, Oversight