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 WOLA on October 20, 2022.
The U.S. approach to migration seems to be shifting, with the Biden administration seeking to work with other governments in the region to find shared solutions.
Published by the White House on June 10, 2022.
A summary of the declaration signed at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas, including some of the commitments that countries around the region made to address migration. (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Published by the Border Chronicle on May 26, 2022.
A discussion of U.S. policy toward Central America and “root causes” with Jorge Cuellar of Dartmouth University.
Published by the White House on April 19, 2022.
Reviews the Biden administration’s efforts so far to mobilize investment, create economic opportunity, combat corruption, and other priorities in Central America. (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Publicado por Agencia Ocote el 29 de marzo de 2022.
On-the-ground reporting documents the continued severity of the push factors forcing Hondurans to migrate, even after a change of government.
Published by Hope Border Institute in early December 2021.
Brings together the responses of dozens of migrants in Ciudad Juárez to the question, “What led you to leave your home?” (Español)
Explores the factors that drive people to migrate from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, along with the costs and economic implications of that migration.
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 August 13, 2021.
A call for greater cooperation to prepare for, and to mitigate, the climate-related causes of migration in the hemisphere.
Published by the White House on July 29, 2021.
Lays out “cooperative efforts to manage safe, orderly, and humane migration in North and Central America.” (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Published by the White House on July 29, 2021.
A five-pillar approach to alleviating the causes of migration from Central America. (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Published by World Politics Review on February 10, 2021.
A panoramic view of the new Biden administration’s proposed changes to border and migration policies, and the challenges they face in the near term.
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 Arizona Daily Star on September 12, 2020.
An investigation into how the U.S.-backed government of Juan Orlando Hernández is worsening conditions that cause so many Hondurans to migrate to the United States.
“Highlights ways the United States can restore and advance protections for migrants and refugees and use principled diplomacy to stand with civil society forces for change.”
Published by WOLA on June 30, 2020.
Migration is likely to increase again at the border. But through inexpensive, low-drama strategies, the U.S. government can manage it in an orderly, humane way.
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 March 10, 2020.
WOLA experts discuss current challenges the region faces from ineffective migration policies and protection of migrant rights and what might be done to change the situation.
