By Rachael Buckland, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Migration and Border Policy project
- Despite comments from Congressman Babin, Sarah Graham from the US Studies Centre at Sydney University is confident that the Australia-US refugee swap agreement will be honoured by Trump.
- Australia's Commonwealth Ombudsman has released two reports criticising practice at the Department of Immigration and Border Patrol. Report 7 examines visa cancellations following criminal charges and issues of ongoing detention. Report 8 reviews Section 501 of the Migration Act and visa cancellation procedures following criminal charges or convictions.
- Drawing on the local contributions of migrant communities, the UN's Cécile Riallant queries national approaches to migration policy.
- For ODI’s Marta Foresti, 2016 was the year that put migration and displacement on the global political agenda. She asks: what’s next?
- With temperatures plummeting in Europe, IOM has expressed its concern for migrants and asylum seekers across the continent.
- UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee has begun her 12-day official visit to Myanmar as the plight of Rohingya in Rakhine State attracts headlines around the globe.
- The 12th Task Force on Population Movement has identified 2,007,216 conflict-related, internally displaced persons across 21 governorates in Yemen.
- Refugee innovation: read about Sahrawi refugees building energy efficient homes to withstand desert conditions in Algeria.
- MPI’s Luka Klimaviciute analyses US policy on STEM student retention in light of growing international competition to attract talented graduates.
- MPI and ADB have released a report examining the different approaches ASEAN Member States have taken to facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications in the region.
- Oxford University’s Border Criminologies project has kicked off a series of posts focusing on current legal issues underpinning migration.