Metering Update: August 2020
In April 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leadership issued guidance that allowed officers to limit asylum seekers’ access to ports of entry. This guidance permitted CBP officers to…
Migrant Protection Protocols: Implementation and Consequences for Asylum Seekers in Mexico (2019-20)
In November 2018, the United States and Mexico negotiated the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Before MPP, asylum seekers were allowed to wait in the United States during their asylum cases….
Protocolos de Protección a Migrantes: Implementación y Consecuencias para los Solicitantes de Asilo en México (2019-20)
En noviembre de 2018, Estados Unidos y México negociaron los Protocolos de Protección de Migrantes (PPM). Antes de los PPM, a los solicitantes de asilo se les permitía esperar en…
Migrant Caravans in Mexico (2019-20)
For the past four decades, large-scale migration out of the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA)—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—has brought millions of people to the United States. Originally, this…
Caravanas de Migrantes en México (2019-20)
Durante las últimas cuatro décadas, la migración a gran escala del Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica (TNC) —Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador— ha traído a millones de personas a los Estados…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Migratory Policy in Mexico (2019-20)
On December 1, 2018, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumed office and promised to change Mexico’s migratory policy. Initially, López Obrador championed a humanitarian approach to migration, placing migrant…
Las Políticas Migratorias de Andrés Manuel López Obrador en México (2019-20)
El 1 de diciembre de 2018, el presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador asumió el cargo y prometió cambiar la política migratoria de México. Inicialmente, López Obrador abogó por…
Metering Update: May 2020
Since April 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been stationed at the United States’ international boundary with Mexico and have informed arriving asylum seekers that U.S. ports…
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…
