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Police and other first responders work the scene where officials say dozens of people have been found dead and multiple others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a semitrailer containing suspected migrants was found, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. AP/Eric Gay

United StatesMigration

Perspectives 28 Jun 2022

The Tragedy in Texas Was Avoidable, Just Like Hundreds of Other Migrant Deaths on U.S. Soil This Year

Mass death has once again hit the U.S.-Mexico border. And once again, it didn’t have to happen. As the border…

by Adam Isacson

Latin America, Mexico, United StatesMigration

Podcast 23 Jun 2022

Migration and the Summit of the Americas

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer

President Joe Biden is hosting the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. AP/Patrick Semansky.

Latin America, United StatesDemocracy, Migration, Rule of Law

Perspectives 6 Jun 2022

The Ninth Summit of the Americas: Five Things You Need to Know

It’s been a turbulent few weeks ahead of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the U.S. in Los…

by Team WOLA

Latin America, United StatesMigration

Q&A 26 May 2022

Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border: Migration Trends in the Americas, Explained

The United States will host and chair the ninth Summit of the Americas the week of June 6, 2022, in…

by Maureen Meyer, Lizabelt Avila and Maureen Meyer

United StatesMigration

Perspectives 23 May 2022

Three Consequences of Keeping Title 42 in Place at the U.S.-Mexico Border

May 23 was to be the end of a shameful chapter in the recent history of human rights in the…

by Adam Isacson

border wall stretching into the sea in Tijuana

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 18 May 2022

Capacity, Security, and Accountability at the U.S.-Mexico Border’s Western Edge

WOLA staff visited San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, during the week of May 2, 2022. We came with…

by Adam Isacson

United StatesMigration

Features 28 Apr 2022

Border Oversight: Monitoring Conduct and Accountability in U.S. Border Law Enforcement

In more than a decade of research and advocacy around security, migration, and human rights at the U.S.-Mexico border, WOLA…

by Adam Isacson

U.S. Migration Policy is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, part of the U.S.-Mexico Border

United StatesMigration

Border Update 5 Apr 2022

U.S. Migration Policy is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, part of the U.S.-Mexico Border

“The migrants try to organize themselves to stay safe,” a humanitarian worker told me as we stood near a town…

by Team WOLA

Mexico, VenezuelaMigration

Perspectives 4 Apr 2022

Mexico’s Restrictive Visa Policy Limits Venezuelans’ Ability to Flee to the U.S.

As Venezuela’s economic, humanitarian and political crisis has dragged on, the number of people fleeing Venezuela has continued to rise….

by Team WOLA

CubaDemocracy, Migration

Perspectives 25 Mar 2022

Cuban Migration is Changing, the U.S. Must Take Note

Background: How Did We Get Here? Immigration policies have long been a sore point in the U.S.-Cuba relationship. Since the…

by Mariakarla Nodarse Venancio and Isabella Oliver

Mexico, United StatesMigration

Perspectives 21 Mar 2022

Vulnerable people, unmet protection needs, and a wasteful security buildup at the busiest section of the U.S.-Mexico border

WOLA visited a large segment of the Texas-Mexico border, from Del Rio to Brownsville, during the week of March 7….

by Adam Isacson

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaMigration

The Latest 17 Mar 2022

WOLA, Temple Law School Present New Resources for Asylum Attorneys

Joint Project Provides Information about Persecution Based on Gender in Northern Central America and State Complicity in Nicaragua Temple University…

by Team WOLA

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The Tragedy in Texas Was Avoidable, Just Like Hundreds of Other Migrant Deaths on U.S. Soil This Year

Migration and the Summit of the Americas

The Ninth Summit of the Americas: Five Things You Need to Know

Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border: Migration Trends in the Americas, Explained

Three Consequences of Keeping Title 42 in Place at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Capacity, Security, and Accountability at the U.S.-Mexico Border’s Western Edge

Border Oversight: Monitoring Conduct and Accountability in U.S. Border Law Enforcement

U.S. Migration Policy is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, part of the U.S.-Mexico Border

Mexico’s Restrictive Visa Policy Limits Venezuelans’ Ability to Flee to the U.S.

Cuban Migration is Changing, the U.S. Must Take Note

Vulnerable people, unmet protection needs, and a wasteful security buildup at the busiest section of the U.S.-Mexico border

WOLA, Temple Law School Present New Resources for Asylum Attorneys

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