Security

For Syrian refugees, another year has gone by, but most see no sign of hope on the horizon

Omar al-Muqdad – a prominent journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former Syrian refugee – writes a bi-monthly blog for CMS titled, “Dispatches from the Global Crisis in Refugee Protection.” This series covers the Syrian Civil War, the experiences of Syria’s immense...

Statement of Donald Kerwin, Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies, on the US Border and Border Wall

Last evening, President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office, asserting that there exists a crisis on our southern border which necessitates the construction of a border wall. Despite the president’s claims that a crisis exists on the border,...

Asylum Policy, Boat People and Political Discourse: Boats, Votes and Asylum in Australia and Italy

Josh Watkins of Texas A&M University reviews Asylum Policy, Boat People and Political Discourse: Boats, Votes and Asylum in Australia and Italy by Irial Glynn. Irial Glynn compares the policies of Australia and Italy towards boat people who have arrived in the two...

Nationalism in an Era of Record Migration

JMHS Special Collection | The US Refugee Protection System on the 35th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980

The Center for Migration Studies (CMS) released, The US Refugee Protection System on the 35th Anniversary of the RefugeeAct of 1980: A Comprehensive Assessment of the System’s Strengths, Limitations,and Need for Reform, a special edition of CMS’s Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS). Authored by leading experts, the collection of 11 papers offers an exhaustive assessment and critique of the US refugee protection system, covering refugees, asylum seekers and refugee-like populations in need of protection. The series attempts to bring concentrated academic and policy attention to this pillar of US immigration and humanitarian programs and the broader international refugee protection system. The papers cover access to protection, refugee resettlement, political asylum, temporary protection, the stateless, migrants in crisis situations, unaccompanied minors, and other populations at risk.

From IIRIRA to Trump: Connecting the Dots to the Current US Immigration Policy Crisis

This paper examines the effects of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). It traces the evolution of US immigration law and policy from IIRIRA’s implementation, to recent measures that seek to diminish legal immigration, restrict access to the US asylum system, reduce due process protections for non-citizens in removal proceedings, criminalize immigration violations, and expand the role of states and localities in immigration enforcement. The paper draws from a collection of papers published in the Journal on Migration and Human Security on IIRIRA’s multi-faceted consequences, as well as extensive legal analysis of IIRIRA and the current administration’s immigration agenda.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | Special Collection on Access to Justice, Due Process, and Fundamental Fairness in Tribute to Juan Osuna

The Center for Migration Studies in New York (CMS) is publishing a special online collection of original articles, essays, and blogs in tribute to the late Juan Osuna, former director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the...

Blockading Asylum Seekers at Ports of Entry at the US-Mexico Border Puts Them at Increased Risk of Exploitation, Violence, and Death

Although the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has insisted that asylum-seekers pass through ports-of-entry (POEs), rather than between them, it has denied potential non-Mexican asylum seekers access to the inspection area at POEs, and left them stranded in Mexico. This essay examines the implications of the turn away approach CBP has adopted in responding to those seeking asylum at POEs on the international boundary line.

JMHS Special Collection | The US Immigration System: Principles, Interests, and Policy Proposals to Guide Long-Term Reform

The Center for Migration Studies (CMS) announces the release of The US Immigration System: Principles, Interests, and Policy Proposals to Guide Long-Term Reform, a special collection of the Journal on Migration and Human Security (JMHS). The collection seeks to look beyond...

Border Wall Will Not Solve Our Immigration Problems

President Donald Trump’s visit to the US-Mexico border on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 to view prototypes for a proposed border wall may get him a photo opportunity, but will not move the nation forward to needed reform of the US...