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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

Latin America, United StatesDrug Policy

Statements Perspectives 25 May 2022

Analysis of the trend to legalize the non-medical use of drugs with an emphasis on cannabis

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Civil Society Hearing Statement by John Walsh, Director for Drug Policy and the Andes ABSTRACT:…

by John Walsh

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

CubaDemocracy

Perspectives 19 May 2022

The Biden Administration Takes Constructive First Steps on Cuba Relations

Restores Flights to Cuba, the Family Reunification Parole Program, and Remittances On May 15, the Biden administration announced a series…

by Team WOLA

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

Latin America, United StatesDrug Policy

Research 5 May 2022

A House of Cards

‘High compliance’: A legally indefensible and confusing distraction by Martin Jelsma (TNI), David Bewley-Taylor (GDPO), Tom Blickman (TNI), and…

by Team WOLA

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

United StatesDrug Policy

Perspectives 21 Apr 2022

Biden’s New Drug Control Strategy: Long Overdue Focus on Harm Reduction and Other Takeaways

The Biden administration’s first full-fledged national drug control strategy was released today with the country in the midst of a…

by John Walsh

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

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

HaitiMigration

Features 17 Feb 2022

A tragic milestone: 20,000th migrant deported to Haiti since Biden inauguration

The Biden administration hit a sad and stunning milestone today. Aboard its 198th flight deporting or expelling people to Haiti…

by Adam Isacson

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

Analysis of the trend to legalize the non-medical use of drugs with an emphasis on cannabis

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

The Biden Administration Takes Constructive First Steps on Cuba Relations

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

A House of Cards

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

Biden’s New Drug Control Strategy: Long Overdue Focus on Harm Reduction and Other Takeaways

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

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

A tragic milestone: 20,000th migrant deported to Haiti since Biden inauguration

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