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Migrant Deaths in South Texas
This report builds on previous research related to migrant deaths in South Texas. It seeks to answer three questions: 1) Where are migrants dying in South Texas? 2) Who are…
Metering & COVID-19
This report by the Robert Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies (USMEX) at the University of California San Diego aims…
Metering Update: Feb 2020
Since November 2019, asylum seekers have continued to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, although in lower numbers than in previous months. This February 2020 metering update estimates that there are…
Metering Update: Nov 2019
In December 2018, the Strauss Center at the University of Texas at Austin, the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (USMEX) at the University of California San Diego, and the Migration Policy…
Forgetting El Chapo: Why Mexico’s Violence Will Remain Unabated
In this essay, Cecilia Farfán-Méndez discusses three topics that are indispensable for informing further research and conversations about violence and insecurity in Mexico: the importance of distinguishing between organized crime…
Metering Update: August 2019
This August metering update estimates that there are currently around 26,000 asylum seekers on waitlists or waiting to get on these waitlists in 12 Mexican border cities. This is an…
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…
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…
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…
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