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Browse publications from our programs and news from our distinguished scholars
Política Migratoria Mexicana Sobre los Menores no Acompañados: Los Obstáculos para Acceder a Servicios y Protecciones (2018-19)
Este informe explora las dinámicas alrededor de los menores centroamericanos no acompañados en México y su acceso al sistema de protección del país. Desde 2009, el número de menores noacompañados de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras ha aumentado significativamente. Entre 2009 y 2018, los oficiales de inmigración mexicanos detuvieron aproximadamente a 80,000 menores noacompañados, y…
Central American Refugees in Mexico: Barriers to Legal Status, Rights, and Integration (2018-19)
The following report is from a year-long investigation by M.A. students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with FM4 Paso Libre, a civil society organization based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that is dedicated to the defense and promotion of migrant and refugees’ human rights through comprehensive…
Refugiados Centroamericanos en México: Las Barreras para el Estatus Legal, Derechos e Integración (2018-19)
El presente reporte es el resultado de un año de investigación por parte de los estudiantes de maestría de la Escuela de Asuntos Públicos LBJ en la Universidad de Texas en Austin en colaboración con FM4 Paso Libre, una organización de la sociedad civil con sede en Guadalajara, Jalisco, dedicada a la defensa y difusión…
Final Program Report on Complex Emergencies and Political Stability in Asia
This report summarizes CEPSA program findings on disaster vulnerability and response, conflict assessment, complex emergencies, and Asian politics. Understanding how different insecurities coalesce to impact vulnerability in Asia—and assessing when and how these insecurities can develop into complex emergencies—has strong implications for U.S. national and international security.
Metering Update: May 2019
This update estimates that there are currently more than 18,700 asylum seekers on waitlists in Mexican border cities or waiting to get on these waitlists. This is an increase from the 6,000 that were documented in November 2018, after a Honduran migrant caravan arrived in Tijuana, Baja California, and the 5,000 in February 2019, after…
Climate Security Vulnerability in Asia (Version 2)
The CEPSA climate security vulnerability research team presents its updated findings of the Asian Climate Security Vulnerability model version 2 (ACSV V2), an attempt to map sub-national climate security vulnerability in 11 countries in South and Southeast Asia.
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation 2018-2024
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego, and the Justice in Mexico program at the University of San DiegoStephanie Leutert, Taskforce Chair This paper provides a road map for U.S.-Mexico bilateral cooperation on security matters for the next six years, under the presidency in Mexico of Andrés Manuel López Obrador….
Policy Summary: The Nexus of Fragility and Climate Risks
Ashley Moran, Josh Busby, Clionadh Raleigh, Todd Smith, Roudabeh Kishi, Nisha Krishnan, and Charles Wight, USAID, 2019
Country Brief: Fragility and Climate Risks in Nigeria
Ashley Moran, Clionadh Raleigh, Josh Busby, and Charles Wight, USAID, 2019
Country Brief: Fragility and Climate Risks in Colombia
Ashley Moran, Clionadh Raleigh, Josh Busby, and Charles Wight, USAID, 2019