Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Mexico’s Apprehensions of All Migrants, January 2013-October 2020
December 17, 2020
Tag: Mexico crackdown
Asylum Requests Made Before Mexican Authorities
December 17, 2020
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Honduras
December 17, 2020
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Guatemala
December 17, 2020
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
El Salvador
December 17, 2020
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Mexico Apprehensions of Nicaraguan Migrants
December 17, 2020
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
How Biden Can Overcome Obstacles to Reversing Trump’s Disastrous Migration Policies
December 9, 2020
Published by WOLA on December 9, 2020.
Even if a “wave” of migration happens in early 2021, the new Biden administration can handle it with minimal drama while phasing out the Trump administration’s harsh anti-asylum policies.
A New Way Forward: Strengthening the Protection Landscape in Mexico
November 12, 2020
Published by Refugees International on November 12, 2020.
How Mexico can improve its asylum system and other provisions for a fast-rising number of protection-seeking migrants.
At the Mexican Border
October 8, 2020
Published by the London Review of Books on October 8, 2020.
An El Salvadoran journalist documents the hardships suffered by African migrants at the Mexico-Guatemala border.
Podcast: Beyond the Wall: A Roundtable Discussion on Border and Migration
June 18, 2020
Published by WOLA on June 18, 2020.
WOLA launches a new animated video, and a panel from WOLA discusses the mid-pandemic state of the border.
One Year After U.S.-Mexico Migration Deal, a Widespread Humanitarian Disaster
June 6, 2020
Published by WOLA on June 6, 2020.
In June 2019, under heavy U.S. pressure, Mexico deployed its new National Guard to stop migrants, while agreeing to a vastly expanded “Remain in Mexico” program. A year later, the result has been disastrous.
Boletín Mensual de Estadísticas Migratorias 2019
June 1, 2020
Publicado por la Unidad de Política Migratoria, Secretaría de Gobernación en junio de 2020.
The Mexican government’s collection of 2019 statistics on migrant apprehensions, deportations, deportations from the United States, and other data. (Link at segob.gob.mx)
The Moving Border
May 27, 2020
Published by National Public Radio Latino USA on May 27, 2020.
A two-part audio series looks at the impact of the Trump administration’s crackdown on asylum, reporting from Ciudad Juárez and Tapachula.
Stranded: The Impact of US Policies on Asylum Seekers
May 19, 2020
Published by Jesuit Refugee Service USA on May 19, 2020.
This report “shares the testimonies of people who are facing the real and often heart breaking consequences of U.S. asylum policies,” especially “Remain in Mexico.”
Mi último viaje en la bestia antes del Covid-19
May 12, 2020
Publicado por el Movimiento Migrante Mesoamericano el 12 de mayo de 2020.
Striking photos by Rubén Figueroa of migrants aboard La Bestia, the cargo train that traverses southeast Mexico, in late 2019.
Carta al gobierno de México: es imperativo proteger los derechos de personas migrantes durante la pandemia COVID-19
April 15, 2020
Publicado por WOLA y varias otras organizaciones el 15 de abril de 2020.
A research-based letter expressing concern about migrants’ rights and health in Mexico in light of the coronavirus emergency.
The Trump Administration’s COVID-19 Response at the Border Puts Us All At Risk
April 6, 2020
Published by WOLA on April 6, 2020.
Some of what the Trump administration is implementing at the border risks worsening the COVID-19 pandemic at home and exporting it to other countries.
Podcast: Beyond the Wall: A Rights-Respecting Approach to Migration
March 10, 2020
Published by WOLA on March 10, 2020.
WOLA experts discuss current challenges the region faces from ineffective migration policies and protection of migrant rights and what might be done to change the situation.
Mexico does little as thousands flee violence for US border
February 24, 2020
Published by the Arizona Daily Star on February 24, 2020.
A look at Mexico’s crackdown on migration through its territory, even as the number of Mexican asylum seekers coming to the United States rises.