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The White House Wants To Send Asylum Seekers To Guatemala. This is Probably Illegal

This is a guest post from Eric Schwartz, the president of Refugees International. He previously served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration In a particularly egregious violation of law and common decency, the Trump White...

The Migrant Route to Europe is Changing

You would not know it from the headlines, but more irregular migrants and refugees are arriving to Europe via a route that takes them from Morocco to Spain than, are arriving to Italy via Libya or to Greece via Turkey. In...

Number of Migrants and Refugees Arrivals in Europe

European Union Releases Facts and Figures for Migrant and Refugees Arrivals in 2018

The European Commission released updated statistics about the numbers of refugees and migrants who tried to make their way to Europe in 2018, via the Mediterranean sea. In all, there were about 134,000 migrant arrivals to Europe in 2018, which...

Global Compact for Migration, Explained

Over 180 countries are endorsing what is known as the Global Compact for Migration. The text of this non-binding agreement was finalized over the summer, and countries are meeting in Marrakech, Morocco on December 10th and 11th to formally launch...

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

Leaders of the EU held a summit that lasted into the predawn hours last week, trying to come to an agreement on the issue of irregular migration. The final agreement is short on details, but appears to be a further...

Trump’s Pick to Lead the International Organization for Migration Faces a Key Vote

UPDATE: IOM member states have rejected the US nominee, Ken Isaacs as director general. After three rounds of voting, his name was withdrawn from the list of candidates for securing the fewest number of votes. This is the first time...

PODCAST: How Separating Families at the Border Offends US Asylum Law and Tradition

My guest today, Kari Hong, is an assistant professor at the Boston College law school and an expert on US asylum policy and law. imagine, We have an extended conversation about the tragedy unfolding at the Southern US border, where...

The Trump Administration Pulls out of the Global Compact on Migration for No Good reason

The Global Compact on Migration doesn’t exist. Rather, it was a proposal born out of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in September 2016. That proposal was called the “New York Declaration.” Hundreds of heads of states signed onto it....

World Refugee Day 2015: The Urgent Need For A Fresh Perspective On Global Migration

The world today is racked with issues, conflicts – some small and some of epic proportions – and we live in an era where ripple effects are powerful. World Refugee Day, which falls this Saturday, June 20, is an opportunity...

The White House Wants To Send Asylum Seekers To Guatemala. This is Probably Illegal

The Migrant Route to Europe is Changing

European Union Releases Facts and Figures for Migrant and Refugees Arrivals in 2018

Global Compact for Migration, Explained

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

Trump’s Pick to Lead the International Organization for Migration Faces a Key Vote

PODCAST: How Separating Families at the Border Offends US Asylum Law and Tradition

The Trump Administration Pulls out of the Global Compact on Migration for No Good reason

World Refugee Day 2015: The Urgent Need For A Fresh Perspective On Global Migration

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations