- As the situation on Manus Island deteriorates, the UNHCR Regional Representative in Canberra has reiterated its call for the Australian government to work with PNG leadership to end the humanitarian situation, take responsibility and find durable solutions for those detained.
- Refugees in Indonesia have been told by UNHCR that there is little likelihood they will ever be resettled.
- New Zealand's new government is reported to be considering creating a visa category to assist those displaced by climate change. Meanwhile, Oxfam has published a report detailing the link between climate change and displacement, noting a series of policy recommendations for governmental action.
- This week Der Spiegel, El Pais, La Stampa, Le Monde, Politiken and the Guardian are teaming up to investigate the impact of the EU's management of migration from Africa.
- Edward Alden from the Council on Foreign Relations discusses the case of Rosa Maria Hernandez, the 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was arrested by US Customs and Border Protection while seeking treatment at a hospital in Texas.
- Writing for the Brookings Institution, Elaine Kamarck and Christine Stenglein analyse the role that immigration played in the election of Donald Trump and how his reform policies remain far removed from the realities of contemporary immigration.
- Jørgen Carling presents a model of migration reflective of recent development in migration theory.
- UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard has published a report on the 'international regime of impunity' over migrant deaths. Drawing on Callamard's report, Ioannis Kalpouzos and Itamar Mann argue that crimes against migrants should be dealt with by the International Criminal Court.
- Writing for the World Economic Forum, Anne Gallagher and Jørgen Carling discuss reasons why migrant smuggling will continue to prosper despite increased state attention and spending on border security.
