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Perspectives 16 May 2022

Mexico: 100,000 Disappeared and Missing People

Mexico has reached the tragic figure of 100,000 disappeared and missing people since records have been kept; that is, today…

by Stephanie Brewer

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

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

MexicoRule of Law

Perspectives 4 Apr 2022

Lies, Cover-Up, and Military Involvement: Third Expert Report Reveals Fresh Facts About Ayotzinapa Disappearances

On March 28, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos y Expertas Independientes, GIEI) presented a new…

by Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer

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

CubaDemocracy

Perspectives 4 Feb 2022

Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Background, Impact and Recommendations from Leading Cuba Experts On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed the U.S. embargo…

by Isabella Oliver and Mariakarla Nodarse Venancio

Latin America, United StatesDemocracy

Perspectives 18 Jan 2022

Biden’s First Year Policies toward Latin America

WOLA Experts Review Administration’s Successes and Shortfalls This commentary was compiled by WOLA Vice President for Programs, Maureen Meyer, with…

by Adam Isacson, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Jo-Marie Burt, John Walsh, Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer

MexicoMigration

Podcast 7 Dec 2021

Is Mexico Prepared to be a Country of Refuge?

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer

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Mexico: 100,000 Disappeared and Missing People

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

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

Lies, Cover-Up, and Military Involvement: Third Expert Report Reveals Fresh Facts About Ayotzinapa Disappearances

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

Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Biden’s First Year Policies toward Latin America

Is Mexico Prepared to be a Country of Refuge?

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