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CAMPI Fellow Releases Course on History of Homeland Security
Ben Rohrbaugh, a Fellow at the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI) at the Strauss Center, has released a course on the history of Homeland Security on the Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s (CHDS) website. The course primarily focuses on the U.S. experience with homeland security but it situates the discipline within broader…
CAMPI Director Quoted in Reuters on Mass Migrant Kidnappings
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), was quoted in a Reuters article on mass migrant kidnappings occurring in Mexico before attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. “This kidnapping and others show the risks that migrants face in Mexico and all the different groups trying to make money…
CAMPI Releases November 2022 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 for November 2022. This November 2022 update includes numbers from both original asylum waitlists and Title 42 exception waitlists. In many cities, Title 42 exception waitlists have replaced…
CAMPI Releases August 2022 Metering Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Fellows Stephanie Leutert and Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly Metering report for August 2022. In a shift from past metering reports, this August 2022 update also includes numbers from Title 42 exception waitlists. In many cities, Title 42 exception waitlists have replaced the asylum waitlists that were closed…
CAMPI Migration Model Updated for August
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), updated a model to better understand current migration dynamics and to estimate total numbers of unique individuals leaving their communities in Mexico and Central America. The model, including data through July of 2022, and the write up (from September) can be found under the Articles section here. The…
Leutert Addresses the San Antonio Migrant Truck Tragedy
Director of the Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), Stephanie Leutert, was recently interviewed by BuzzFeed about the migrant tragedy in San Antonio, Texas. She indicated that the profile of most of the immigrants who died in the trailer matched what researchers normally see for people who travel in between official border crossings…
May 2022 CAMPI Metering Report Published
The Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly Metering Update for May 2022. This report provides an update on waitlists, asylum seekers, and migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border. It documents 27,135 individuals on waitlists in eight Mexican border cities. This is an approximately…
CAMPI Migration Model Updated for March
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), updated a model to better understand current migration dynamics and to estimate total numbers of unique individuals leaving their communities in Mexico and Central America. The model and the write up (from September) can be found under the Articles section here. The model will continued to be updated…
CAMPI Migration Model Updated for February
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), updated a model to better understand current migration dynamics and to estimate total numbers of unique individuals leaving their communities in Mexico and Central America. The model and the write up (from September) can be found under the Articles section here. The model will continued to be updated…
CAMPI Releases February 2022 Metering Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Fellows Stephanie Leutert and Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly Metering Update for February 2022. This report provides an update on asylum waitlists, asylum seekers, and migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border amid the suspension of CBP’s asylum processing since June 2018 and the Title 42 exemption processes that…
