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CAMPI Director Comments on Migrants Drowning Along the Border
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently was mentioned by Texas Monthly in an article, “More Migrants Are Drowning in the Rio Grande Than Ever. No Agency Is Keeping Track of How Many.” Migrant drownings along the Rio Grande have surged…
CAMPI Releases February 2024 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. This February 2024 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment system, the processes for managing walk ups, and…
Jeremi Suri Discusses Southwest Border Tensions
Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published an article through TRT World entitled “Border tensions reflect conflicting visions of what US should look like.” The article expands upon tensions between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden…
Stephen Vladeck Outlines the Standoff at the US-Mexico Border
Stephen Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts and Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently appeared on the podcast On Point to discuss the border crisis and current political tensions between the Biden Administration and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. “The federal government has the primary responsibility, Meghna, to…
CAMPI Fellow Publishes Report on Migration Crisis at Southern Border
Ben Rohrbaugh, Senior Fellow in the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published a report on the federal government’s efforts to improve border security at the U.S.- Mexico border. This report is published through the Migration Policy Institute and outlines not only the history of…
CAMPI Releases November 2023 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. This November 2023 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment system, the increasing use of waitlists to manage…
Unusually Dry Growing Seasons in Central America Associated with Migration to the US
In a new article in Scientific Reports, which is in the portfolio of Nature journals, a team of scholars from the University of Utah and The University of Texas at Austin found that drier than normal periods during growing seasons in Central America were associated with emigration to the United States in recent years. “The findings suggest climate change impacts, particularly on…
CAMPI Director Attends Migrant Death Conference
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently was mentioned by Tuscon in an article, “Documenting migrant deaths border-wide is focus of UA conference, working group.” “Stephanie Leutert of the University of Texas at Austin described the process of compiling migrant-death counts…
CAMPI Releases August 2023 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. This August 2023 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment process, asylum processing at ports of entry, waiting…
Leutert Quoted in WSJ About Border Security
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative, was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article titled “Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It’s Not Working. Operation Lone Star, with $4.5 billion spent so far, has had little effect on migration while facing charges of civil-right abuses.” “It’s an enormous amount…
