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DHS Extends and Re-Designates Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia
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One Year Into a Civil Conflict, 8.6 Million Sudanese are Displaced from Their
Homes
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| IMR Book Review | On Transits and Transitions: Trans Migrants and U.S.
Immigration Law |
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DHS Extends and Re-Designates Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia
| | April 12, 2024 – Administrative Update |
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended
and re-designated Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months,
from June 13, 2024 to December 12, 2025. In his statement, Mayorkas cited
ongoing conflict and humanitarian crises in the country as the justification
for the action. According to DHS figures, 2,300 Ethiopians who already have TPS
will benefit from the extension, while 12,800 new applicants will become
eligible with the re-designation. Ethiopia is suffering an ongoing civil
conflict in the northern region of the country as well as associated
humanitarian issues, including hunger, displacement, and disease.
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Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Which Would Authorize Shooting of Migrants
| | April 8, 2024 – Legislative Update |
On April 8, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed state legislation (HB 2843)
which would have permitted property owners in Arizona to use lethal force
against anyone trespassing across their property. The bill, passed by the
Republican-controlled state legislature, would have authorized the shooting of
migrants who cross private property, such as a ranch or farm, as they enter the
country illegally. In her veto message, Hobbs said the bill went too far,
stating that it encouraged “armed vigilantism” and placed property rights above
human life. A rancher from southern Arizona is currently on trial for killing a
migrant on his land, amplifying the issue in the state.
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United States on Pace to Resettle Close to 100,000 Refugees in FY 2024
| | April 1, 2024 – Administrative Update |
The US government is on pace to resettle close to 100,000 refugees in FY 2024,
having resettled over 48,673 refugees from around the world halfway through the
fiscal year. The higher numbers come nearly five years after the Trump
administration brought in a record low 11,814 in FY 2020. In March, 7,431
refugees were resettled, with the largest totals arriving from the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (1,993), Venezuela (573), Afghanistan (1,031), and Syria
(594).
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European Union Migration and Asylum Pact Adopted By the EU Parliament
| | April 10, 2024 – EU Update |
The European Union (EU) Migration and Asylum Pact, more than 10 years in the
making, passed the European Parliament on April 10 against the objections of
immigration advocates. The pact was first introduced after the 2015 migration
crisis in Europe and has undergone several revisions since that time. The pact
would create camps for asylum-seekers to be processed, with more expeditious
adjudications and deportations. It also would permit asylum-seekers to be sent
to a “safe third country,” particularly if they have ties to that country. It
also would require countries who are not frontline nations on the Mediterranean
Sea to accept a percentage of asylum-seekers or provide resources to the
frontline nations to care for the treatment of asylum-seekers.
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IOM Report: Only Half of World's Governments Give Migrants Access to Health Care
| | April 8, 2024 – IOM Update |
A report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), issued on World
Health Day (April 8), finds that only half of nations worldwide provide access
to government-funded health care to all migrants, regardless of their legal
status. Health care should be a fundamental human right, the agency argues, but
often is denied to migrants in difficult circumstances. The report also finds
that health care access differs among different types of migrants, such as
refugees, asylum-seekers, and legal immigrants. Undocumented immigrants have
the most difficulty in accessing care.
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One Year Into a Civil Conflict, 8.6 Million Sudanese are Displaced from Their
Homes
One year after the advent of a conflict between government forces and an
independent military force in Sudan, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 8.6 million Sudanese have been driven from
their homes by the fighting. The conflict, which began April 15, 2023, pits the
Sudanese Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group.
Of the 8.6 million displaced, 1.8 million are refugees who have fled to
surrounding countries. Chad, one of the world's poorest nations, has received
572,000 Sudanese, while Egypt has accepted 500,000 and South Sudan 139,000,
with 501,000 returnees. Nations farther away, such as Uganda and Libya, are
beginning to receive thousands of refugee arrivals, with UNHCR predicting that
Sudanese refugees may soon arrive in Europe. Women and children represent the
majority of refugees, many of whom are fleeing gender-based violence.
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Biden Suggests He May Shut Down Border Under His Own Authority
In a recent interview, President Biden suggested that he may try to shut down
the US-Mexico border through executive action, an unprecedented move which
could be rejected by the courts. Biden acknowledged that the courts could block
his move, but expressed a willingness to take the action to test the legal
reaction. Immigration has become a divisive issue in the 2024 presidential
campaign, with former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump
making it a central part of his campaign. Polls have shown that US voters have
placed immigration as a top concern, as record numbers of migrants have arrived
at the US-Mexico border over the past two years.
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau States That Immigration to Canada Must Be
“Brought Under Control”
In a recent speech at a housing project in Nova Scotia, Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, a pro-immigration leader, said that immigration to the nation
must be “brought under control.” Over the past seven years, the number of
temporary immigrant workers in Canada has almost tripled, while the portion of
temporary workers in the population has grown from 2 to 7.5 percent. Trudeau
has received political backlash from the increased immigration to the country,
as conservative leaders have attacked him for straining resources and taking
jobs away from Canadians. Quebec Premier François Legault has threatened to
hold a referendum on Trudeau's policies if the province is not given more power
over immigration.
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IMR Book Review | On Transits and Transitions: Trans Migrants and U.S.
Immigration Law
Tristan Josephson's pithy monograph, On Transits and Transitions, is one of the
latest and most significant contributions to “queer and trans migration
studies” as he studies sites that have been preoccupied by queer migration
scholars, like asylum and marriage, but places trans migrants at the center.
Josephson convincingly argues that trans migrants offer a valuable lens for
highlighting the ways U.S. migration regimes constitute, repress, and enable
all migrants who interface with the system while, in turn, such disparate
interactions sustain U.S. citizenship.
In an exploration of asylum, marriage, and detention, Josephson shows that the
experiences of diverse trans migrants traversing and being incorporated into
these systems reflect how migration writ large works for everyone given the
norms it demands. Perhaps more surprisingly, Josephson's study of immigration
law reveals how the U.S. state defines and manages citizenship through its
expectations related to race, gender, sexuality, labor, and propriety.
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Exit-Voice Dynamics: How do Hong Kong People Respond to Democratic Backsliding?
Does people's greater intention to migrate deter them from participating in
protests? How does protest participation shape intention to migrate? How does
the relationship between migration intention and protest change amidst Hong
Kong's transition to authoritarianism? Drawing upon Hirschman's exit-voice
theory, this study examines the relationship between protest and migration
intentions against the changing context across time. We use a time-series
dataset on Hong Kong's anti-extradition movement of late 2019 for our analysis.
The results show that people who have greater intention to migrate are more
likely to participate in protest, but this association wanes as state
repression intensifies.
We find that migration intention indicates the psychological preparedness to
leave, and that the fallback plan emboldens people to speak out. Yet, as the
state becomes more repressive, people who intend to migrate are also sensitive
to the signals about the repression, which thus attenuates protest
participation. This also explains the phenomenon that more active protestors
intend to leave to escape repression. People with radical political
affiliations are more inclined to emigrate but this relationship attenuates
over time, indicating the importance of group effects in curbing migration
intentions.
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Catholic Immigration Conference Highlights Church Teaching on Migrants
An immigration conference held on April 11 by the Catholic University of
America and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) featured several
panels of experts who discussed the issue of Catholic teaching on migration
from historic, pastoral, and policy perspectives. The conference attracted over
200 participants. Bishop Mark Seitz, bishop of El Paso, Texas, and chairman of
the USCCB Committee on Migration, and Catholic University President Peter
Kilpatrick held a lunchtime conversation on the current state of immigration in
the United States and the work of Catholic social service agencies in
responding to the needs of migrants.
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New Vatican Document Cites Human Trafficking As a Grave Violation of Human
Dignity
A new Vatican declaration entitled Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity),
released April 8 by the Holy See, lists human trafficking as a grave violation
of human dignity. The document also cites other issues, including abortion and
poverty, as issues of grave concern. It also condemns the dehumanization of
migrants in public policies and public debate.
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El DHS extiende y re-designa el estatus de protección temporal para Etiopía
| | 12 de abril de 2024 – Actualización administrativa |
El secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas,
extendió y re-designó a Etiopía para el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS)
por 18 meses, del 13 de junio de 2024 al 12 de diciembre de 2025. En su
declaración, Mayorkas citó el conflicto en curso y las crisis humanitarias en
el país como justificación de la acción. Según cifras del DHS, 2.300 etíopes
que ya tienen TPS se beneficiarán de la extensión, mientras que 12.800 nuevos
solicitantes serán elegibles con la re-designación. Etiopía sufre actualmente
un conflicto civil en la región norte del país y problemas humanitarios, como
hambre, desplazamientos y enfermedades.
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Gobernador de Arizona veta proyecto de ley que autorizaría disparar contra
inmigrantes
| | 8 de abril de 2024 – Actualización legislativa |
El 8 de abril, la gobernadora de Arizona, Katie Hobbs, vetó la legislación
estatal (HB 2843) que habría permitido a los propietarios de Arizona utilizar
fuerza letal contra cualquiera que invadiera su propiedad. El proyecto de ley,
aprobado por la legislatura estatal controlada por los republicanos, permitiría
disparar a los migrantes que cruzan propiedades privadas, como un rancho o una
granja, cuando ingresen al país ilegalmente. En su mensaje de veto, Hobbs dijo
que el proyecto de ley iba demasiado lejos, afirmando que fomentaba la
“vigilancia armada” y colocaba los derechos de propiedad por encima de la vida
humana. Un ganadero del sur de Arizona está actualmente siendo juzgado por
matar a un migrante en su tierra, lo que amplifica el problema en el estado.
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Estados Unidos está en camino de reasentar a cerca de 100.000 refugiados en el
año fiscal 2024
| | 1 de abril de 2024 – Actualización administrativa |
El gobierno de EE. UU. está en camino de reasentar a cerca de 100.000
refugiados en el año fiscal 2024, después de haber reasentado a más de 48.673
refugiados de todo el mundo a mitad del año fiscal. Las cifras más altas se
producen casi cinco años después de que la administración Trump alcanzó un
mínimo histórico de 11.814 en el año fiscal 2020. En marzo, 7.431 refugiados
fueron reasentados, y la mayor cantidad llegó de la República Democrática del
Congo (1.993), Venezuela (573), Afganistán (1.031) y Siria (594).
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| The CMS Migration Update is a weekly digest produced by the Center for
Migration Studies of New York (CMS), an educational institute/think-tank
devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of
understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public
policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees, and
newcomers.
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international network of shelters, welcoming centers, and other ministries for
migrants – and of the Scalabrini Migration Study Centers, a global network of
think tanks on international migration and refugee protection, guided by the
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