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Una mujer con gafas
Feature
July 2, 2026
España y América Latina siguen caminos divergentes en materia de regularización

La regularización extraordinaria que España llevará a cabo en 2026 podría otorgar estatus legal a un número récord de migrantes en situación irregular, la mayoría de ellos procedentes de América Latina. Este artículo examina la regularización en España, sus posibles repercusiones y las consecuencias para América Latina.

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Reports
July 2026

Beyond Control Signalling: Designing Integration Policies for Better Outcomes and Public Trust

In many high-income countries, governments are scrambling to prove they are in control of immigration by tightening the rules on who can enter and stay. While some policies signal toughness, they do not necessarily improve outcomes for either local communities or migrants. This report examines ways to rebuild public trust through integration policy reforms that go beyond control signaling.

A woman with glasses
Feature
July 2, 2026
Spain and Latin America Take Diverging Paths on Regularization

Spain's offer of legal status to a record number of irregular migrants, most of them from the Western Hemisphere, stands in contrast to the policy approaches in Latin America, where many previous regularization initiatives have ended or were closed to new entrants. This article examines the 2026 regularization in Spain, and the ramifications for Latin America.

After being stranded in Libya, migrant from Senegal returns with help from IOM
Short Reads
June 2026
The Future of Reintegration Is a Key Missing Piece in Europe’s Focus on Returns
By  Camille Le Coz and Ravenna Sohst
A small boat flying the Turkish flag moving through the sea.
Feature
June 18, 2026
Countries Are Pushing Borders Outward to Expand Deterrence and Protection Alike

Previously niche strategies of recruiting partner countries to help manage irregular migration have become mainstream. Governments in multiple migrant-receiving countries have engaged other countries to screen, detain, remove, or otherwise transfer migrants elsewhere—in effect pushing the border outwards. While some externalization approaches have been criticized, the range of models is more nuanced than is commonly understood.

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Reports
May 2026

Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees

Migrants and refugees make up notable shares of the workforce in many cities. By creating an environment in which they can find work, apply their skills, and thrive, urban areas can set themselves up to weather current and future economic changes, including the green and digital transitions. Drawing on a scan of city practices on four continents, this report examines the experiences and policy approaches of cities around the world.

A road sign in Kazakhstan.
Feature
May 7, 2026
Central Asian Migrants Look Beyond Russia, Yet New Destinations Carry Challenges Too

Patterns of migration from Central Asia are changing amid deteriorating conditions in Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and a 2024 terrorist attack in Moscow blamed on Tajik nationals. Some labor migrants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are looking to new destinations in Europe and beyond, bringing its own set of challenges.

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Reports
April 2026

From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict

The fall of Syria’s Assad regime has raised questions in high-income countries about when displaced Syrians will return home. Similar conversations are underway about the nearly 7 million displaced Ukrainians. This report examines the complexity of facilitating returns without imperiling reconstruction, fueling additional displacement, and uprooting well-integrated workers and members of host societies.

People walk in front of Tower Bridge in London.
Feature
April 24, 2026
Chasing Public Opinion, UK Immigration Policy Has Swung Cyclically

UK immigration policy has often followed public mood on the issue. While attitudes have remained generally steady, the issue’s salience—how important people feel it to be—has risen and fallen, often in response to major news coverage or periods of highly visible migration. This article describes how UK labor migration policies have followed public attitude since 2010.

A farmer in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Feature
April 2, 2026
What Do Changes in Turkey and Syria Spell for Kurds Seeking Protection Abroad?

Significant shares of Syrians and Turks who have sought asylum in the European Union are of Kurdish background. How will migration be affected by the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and Turkey’s 2025 ceasefire with PKK militants? This article examines the history and context of migration dynamics involving the Kurds, and prospects for change.

Multimedia
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection

This webinar explored labor migration pathways as a potential avenue for qualified refugees to access protection in Europe while helping meet destination countries’ skill needs. Speakers examined ways to make work visas more accessible to qualified refugees and how to remove barriers that prevent refugees from entering via the labor pathway. 

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Reports
February 2026

Building Refugee-Inclusive Labor Mobility Pathways: A Visa Evaluation Framework

When refugees can access mainstream work visas, this offers opportunities to find safety while also helping destination countries meet pressing labor needs. Yet the design of many work visas puts them out of reach for well-qualified refugees. This visa evaluation framework and scorecard highlight how different characteristics can make a visa more or less accessible, transparent, and predictable.

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