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Research 31 Jul 2024

Improving Country of Origin Information for Asylum Adjudicators

Prepared by the Temple Law Asylum Project and the Washington Office on Latin America Download the full white paper here. …

by Team WOLA

Colombia, Ecuador, PanamaMigration

Research 20 Jun 2024

Migrants in Colombia: Between government absence and criminal control

Download PDF Descargue resumen en español ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading research and…

by Team WOLA

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Research 4 Apr 2024

Kidnapping of Migrants and Asylum Seekers at the Texas-Tamaulipas Border Reaches Intolerable Levels

Content warning: This feature discusses sensitive topics including sexual violence and other forms of abuse. “Kidnappings were always known, but…

by Team WOLA

Latin AmericaGender and Racial Justice

Research 22 Dec 2023

Justice Is Setting Them Free: Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration in Latin America

“Justice condemns women with a double penalty for being a woman… especially as a low-income woman, you’re invisible in the…

by Coletta Youngers

MexicoPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Research 6 Sep 2023

Militarized Transformation: Human Rights and Democratic Controls in a Context of Increasing Militarization in Mexico

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT IN SPANISH DOWNLOAD THE ABRIDGED REPORT IN ENGLISH DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT IN ENGLISH Introduction Mexico’s…

by Ana Lucia Verduzco, Stephanie Brewer

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

“Border Patrol has the right to apprehend someone, but in the proper way, not wrongfully. Many people are afraid of…

by Adam Isacson, Zoe Martens

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Introduction: Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways II. The DHS accountability process: Four…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Section I – Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways I.A. Abuses that get investigated without…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Section II – The DHS accountability process – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways II. The DHS accountability process: Four…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesGender and Racial Justice

Research 2 Aug 2023

Section III – Failure Points – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways II. The DHS accountability process: Four…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Section IV – Recommendations – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways II. The DHS accountability process: Four…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesMigration

Research 2 Aug 2023

Conclusion: Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Contents Executive Summary Introduction I. Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways II. The DHS accountability process: Four…

by Adam Isacson

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Improving Country of Origin Information for Asylum Adjudicators

Migrants in Colombia: Between government absence and criminal control

Kidnapping of Migrants and Asylum Seekers at the Texas-Tamaulipas Border Reaches Intolerable Levels

Justice Is Setting Them Free: Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration in Latin America

Militarized Transformation: Human Rights and Democratic Controls in a Context of Increasing Militarization in Mexico

Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Introduction: Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Section I – Abuse by CBP and Border Patrol: two accountability pathways – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Section II – The DHS accountability process – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Section III – Failure Points – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Section IV – Recommendations – Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

Conclusion: Abuses at the U.S.- Mexico Border: How To Address Failures and Protect Rights

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