As the U.S. ends the Title 42 provision rejecting asylum seekers due to the COVID public health emergency, this article describes the current status at the U.S. Mexico Border.
As the policy comes to a close, the UNHCR and IOM express concern about new restrictions affecting access to asylum for refugees and migrants in the Americas under the Biden administration.
One of the groups of migrants with a very notable presence in Chiapas in recent years is that of Haitians. This article by Luis Alfredo Arriola Vega examines the causes of the upsurge in displaced Haitians in the last 15 years.
As part of its ongoing collaboration with Frayba, Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting volunteers to work at the migrant center in Salto El Agua here in Chiapas. If you are interested in volunteering with with us or finding out more, please see our webpage at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
The migration catastrophe continues with all of the knock-on effects that it is having in the state of Chiapas. Official figures from the National Institute of Migration put the number of migrants at over 100,000 in the first three months of this year. The real numbers are, of course, much higher. As part of its ongoing collaboration with the Frayba human rights organization, Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting volunteers to work at the Salto del Agua migrant center in Chiapas. If you would like to find out more, please visit our website at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
The photographic exhibition currently on display at Sendas depicts the daily life in the refugee camps of those who arrived during the armed conflict in Guatemala. They were to have an impact on the nascent Zapatista movement.
This second article from SIPAZ about migration in Chiapas looks at the facts and figures of migrants in transit in the state and in Mexico.
