Long-form information produced by WOLA
Published by WOLA on March 21, 2022.
A photo essay from a WOLA staff visit to the Texas-Mexico border, from Del Rio to Brownsville including four Mexican border cities.
Published by WOLA on November 23, 2021.
A brief English overview of an analysis at Mexico’s Brújula Ciudadana publication, proposing ways for Mexico to avoid remaining “complicit with the immigration policies of the US government.”
Published by WOLA on April 15, 2021.
A discussion of Mexico’s crackdown on migration, its asylum system, and the role of U.S. policy.
Published by WOLA on March 17, 2021.
Amid increasing arrivals of migrants at the border, an explanation of trends and recommendations for next steps.
Published by WOLA on February 18, 2021.
Recommendations for a bilateral approach to the controversial Trump-era program’s end.
Published by WOLA on December 9, 2020.
Even if a “wave” of migration happens in early 2021, the new Biden administration can handle it with minimal drama while phasing out the Trump administration’s harsh anti-asylum policies.
Published by the Washington Office on Latin America on July 27, 2020.
An overview of key measures in the House of Representatives’ version of the 2021 DHS appropriation, including cutting border wall spending, defunding “Remain in Mexico,” reducing ICE detention, and others.
Published by WOLA on June 18, 2020.
WOLA launches a new animated video, and a panel from WOLA discusses the mid-pandemic state of the border.
Published by WOLA on June 6, 2020.
In June 2019, under heavy U.S. pressure, Mexico deployed its new National Guard to stop migrants, while agreeing to a vastly expanded “Remain in Mexico” program. A year later, the result has been disastrous.
Published by WOLA on April 14, 2020.
An interview about the asylum process, and how the Trump administration has eviscerated it, with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council.
Published by WOLA on April 6, 2020.
An interview with Joanna Williams, Director of Education and Advocacy at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Arizona/Sonora.
Published by WOLA on January 27, 2020.
A conversation with WOLA’s Adam Isacson during a mid-January visit to El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
Published by WOLA on December 19, 2019.
A memo reporting back from a field visit to El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
