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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 Adam Isacson

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

HondurasMigration

Research 2 Jun 2023

Halfway to the U.S.: A Report from Honduras on Migration

TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview Full report Introduction Migrants transiting Honduras Honduran migrants Assistance and policies Conclusion and final recommendations Download…

by Adam Isacson, Ana Lucia Verduzco, Maureen Meyer

ColombiaPeace & Security

Research 23 Nov 2021

A Long Way to Go: Implementing Colombia’s peace accord after five years

Contents The implementation budget is falling behind its 15-year target The crucial territorial development programs are running behind Other big…

by Adam Isacson

MexicoMigration

Research 17 Dec 2019

The ‘Wall’ Before the Wall: Mexico’s Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border

Contents Introduction Key Findings Mexico Proposes a New Approach to Migration—Then Reverses Itself under U.S. Pressure Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico…

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Maureen Meyer and Adam Isacson

FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, a Guatemalan father and son, who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, are apprehended by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego. California will introduce group trials on Monday, July 9, for people charged with entering the country illegally. Federal prosecutors in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico have long embraced these hearings, which critics call assembly-line justice. California was a lone holdout and the Justice Department didn't seriously challenge its position until the arrival of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Latin America, United StatesMigration, Rule of Law

Research 28 Aug 2018

A National Shame: The Trump Administration’s Separation and Detention of Migrant Families

The zero tolerance policy’s most visible outcome was the mass separation of asylum-seeking parents and children. The Trump administration’s ham-fisted…

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer

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Migrants in Colombia: Between government absence and criminal control

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

Halfway to the U.S.: A Report from Honduras on Migration

A Long Way to Go: Implementing Colombia’s peace accord after five years

The ‘Wall’ Before the Wall: Mexico’s Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border

A National Shame: The Trump Administration’s Separation and Detention of Migrant Families

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