Migration Policy Institute
@migrationpolicy.bsky.social
Nonpartisan think tank generating evidence-based research, smart policy, essential data on global migration
Climate change could prompt as many as 1 in 20 people in Africa to migrate within their countries in coming decades, according to one projection
Is the continent prepared?
We discuss with Aimee Noel Mbiyozo on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Is the continent prepared?
We discuss with Aimee Noel Mbiyozo on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Climate change could prompt as many as 1 in 20 people in Africa to migrate within their countries in coming decades, according to one projection
Is the continent prepared?
We discuss with Aimee Noel Mbiyozo on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Is the continent prepared?
We discuss with Aimee Noel Mbiyozo on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Africa may be the most climate-vulnerable region in the world
Our podcast explores what environmental challenges mean for the continent’s migrants, forcibly displaced people & those unable to move
Our podcast explores what environmental challenges mean for the continent’s migrants, forcibly displaced people & those unable to move
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Africa may be the most climate-vulnerable region in the world
Our podcast explores what environmental challenges mean for the continent’s migrants, forcibly displaced people & those unable to move
Our podcast explores what environmental challenges mean for the continent’s migrants, forcibly displaced people & those unable to move
As extreme weather & slow-onset environmental changes increase, what dynamics are driving migration?
Join us TOMORROW for a smart conversation
Join us TOMORROW for a smart conversation
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
As extreme weather & slow-onset environmental changes increase, what dynamics are driving migration?
Join us TOMORROW for a smart conversation
Join us TOMORROW for a smart conversation
How is climate change changing human mobility patterns in Africa, Asia & globally?
Well-placed experts will discuss during our online conversation on Jan. 27
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
Well-placed experts will discuss during our online conversation on Jan. 27
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
How is climate change changing human mobility patterns in Africa, Asia & globally?
Well-placed experts will discuss during our online conversation on Jan. 27
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
Well-placed experts will discuss during our online conversation on Jan. 27
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
As extreme weather intensifies, countless people around the globe face the choice of staying in increasingly uninhabitable places or leaving everything behind in search of new homes
Our upcoming webcast will look at the factors driving the decision-making
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
Our upcoming webcast will look at the factors driving the decision-making
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
As extreme weather intensifies, countless people around the globe face the choice of staying in increasingly uninhabitable places or leaving everything behind in search of new homes
Our upcoming webcast will look at the factors driving the decision-making
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
Our upcoming webcast will look at the factors driving the decision-making
https://bit.ly/ccmigration26
Community resilience and resources. Agricultural dependence. Adaptation.
These factors can determine who migrates & who may remain trapped as climate change intensifies.
Join our Jan 27 webcast, with on-the-ground perspectives from Africa and South Asia
These factors can determine who migrates & who may remain trapped as climate change intensifies.
Join our Jan 27 webcast, with on-the-ground perspectives from Africa and South Asia
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Community resilience and resources. Agricultural dependence. Adaptation.
These factors can determine who migrates & who may remain trapped as climate change intensifies.
Join our Jan 27 webcast, with on-the-ground perspectives from Africa and South Asia
These factors can determine who migrates & who may remain trapped as climate change intensifies.
Join our Jan 27 webcast, with on-the-ground perspectives from Africa and South Asia
Why has the Trump administration focused so much attention on immigration enforcement in US communities?
One reason is because the border is stunningly quiet. Migrant encounters are at lows not seen since the 1970s
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
One reason is because the border is stunningly quiet. Migrant encounters are at lows not seen since the 1970s
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Why has the Trump administration focused so much attention on immigration enforcement in US communities?
One reason is because the border is stunningly quiet. Migrant encounters are at lows not seen since the 1970s
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
One reason is because the border is stunningly quiet. Migrant encounters are at lows not seen since the 1970s
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
Climate change is already reshaping human migration. What happens as it increases?
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Climate change is already reshaping human migration. What happens as it increases?
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
🌊 Floods & drought 🔥Wildfires & sea-level rise. Different climate events drive different migration patterns
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
🌊 Floods & drought 🔥Wildfires & sea-level rise. Different climate events drive different migration patterns
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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One year ago today, Donald Trump returned to the White House
During this consequential year, what have been the key actions & impacts on immigration?
We did a deep dive
➡️Webchat: https://bit.ly/3YKQh4y
➡️High-level analysis: https://bit.ly/3LVxwZd
Tap for a preview
During this consequential year, what have been the key actions & impacts on immigration?
We did a deep dive
➡️Webchat: https://bit.ly/3YKQh4y
➡️High-level analysis: https://bit.ly/3LVxwZd
Tap for a preview
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
One year ago today, Donald Trump returned to the White House
During this consequential year, what have been the key actions & impacts on immigration?
We did a deep dive
➡️Webchat: https://bit.ly/3YKQh4y
➡️High-level analysis: https://bit.ly/3LVxwZd
Tap for a preview
During this consequential year, what have been the key actions & impacts on immigration?
We did a deep dive
➡️Webchat: https://bit.ly/3YKQh4y
➡️High-level analysis: https://bit.ly/3LVxwZd
Tap for a preview
Trump administration's overhaul of US immigration enforcement has included:
- Vast manpower infusions w $170B in new funding
- Removed temporary protections
- Made all unauthorized immigrants priorities for deportation
- Brought in FBI, IRS & military
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
- Vast manpower infusions w $170B in new funding
- Removed temporary protections
- Made all unauthorized immigrants priorities for deportation
- Brought in FBI, IRS & military
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Trump administration's overhaul of US immigration enforcement has included:
- Vast manpower infusions w $170B in new funding
- Removed temporary protections
- Made all unauthorized immigrants priorities for deportation
- Brought in FBI, IRS & military
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
- Vast manpower infusions w $170B in new funding
- Removed temporary protections
- Made all unauthorized immigrants priorities for deportation
- Brought in FBI, IRS & military
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
A record-breaking number of state and local law enforcement agencies have signed 287(g) agreements to assist the U.S. federal government with immigration enforcement
It’s just one sign of how the landscape has been transformed under Trump 2.0
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
It’s just one sign of how the landscape has been transformed under Trump 2.0
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A record-breaking number of state and local law enforcement agencies have signed 287(g) agreements to assist the U.S. federal government with immigration enforcement
It’s just one sign of how the landscape has been transformed under Trump 2.0
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
It’s just one sign of how the landscape has been transformed under Trump 2.0
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
Looking for thoughtful, expert-driven conversations on global migration and refugee policy?
World of Migration brings top thinkers together to unpack how immigration systems are evolving – and what it means for the future.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
World of Migration brings top thinkers together to unpack how immigration systems are evolving – and what it means for the future.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Looking for thoughtful, expert-driven conversations on global migration and refugee policy?
World of Migration brings top thinkers together to unpack how immigration systems are evolving – and what it means for the future.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
World of Migration brings top thinkers together to unpack how immigration systems are evolving – and what it means for the future.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts
The Trump administration has put archaic wartime and national-security laws to new uses for general immigration enforcement
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
January 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The Trump administration has put archaic wartime and national-security laws to new uses for general immigration enforcement
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
Since retaking office a year ago, the Trump administration has advanced more than 500 executive actions on immigration. That’s more than in all four years of its first term combined.
What have these actions done? We assess: https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
What have these actions done? We assess: https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Since retaking office a year ago, the Trump administration has advanced more than 500 executive actions on immigration. That’s more than in all four years of its first term combined.
What have these actions done? We assess: https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
What have these actions done? We assess: https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
Honored that Cristina M. Rodríguez of @YaleLawSch is the MPI Board of Trustees’ new secretary.
And congratulations as she becomes dean of the law school next month!
Read the MPI press release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
And congratulations as she becomes dean of the law school next month!
Read the MPI press release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Honored that Cristina M. Rodríguez of @YaleLawSch is the MPI Board of Trustees’ new secretary.
And congratulations as she becomes dean of the law school next month!
Read the MPI press release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
And congratulations as she becomes dean of the law school next month!
Read the MPI press release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
Delighted to announce that Lynden Melmed of BAL is the new chair of MPI’s Board of Trustees
Looking forward to working with him & trustees during a consequential—and milestone–year as MPI embarks on our 25th anniversary
Read the release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
Looking forward to working with him & trustees during a consequential—and milestone–year as MPI embarks on our 25th anniversary
Read the release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Delighted to announce that Lynden Melmed of BAL is the new chair of MPI’s Board of Trustees
Looking forward to working with him & trustees during a consequential—and milestone–year as MPI embarks on our 25th anniversary
Read the release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
Looking forward to working with him & trustees during a consequential—and milestone–year as MPI embarks on our 25th anniversary
Read the release: https://bit.ly/49EvOn4
The 1792 Insurrection Act would allow the government to sidestep a general prohibition on using the military for civilian law enforcement. It has not been used since the Rodney King riots in 1992.
Here’s why it matters: https://bit.ly/4it28MM
Here’s why it matters: https://bit.ly/4it28MM
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The 1792 Insurrection Act would allow the government to sidestep a general prohibition on using the military for civilian law enforcement. It has not been used since the Rodney King riots in 1992.
Here’s why it matters: https://bit.ly/4it28MM
Here’s why it matters: https://bit.ly/4it28MM
The Trump administration may be teeing up use of the 1792 Insurrection Act so it can engage the military more fully in domestic enforcement
The law has never been invoked for immigration matters
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
The law has never been invoked for immigration matters
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The Trump administration may be teeing up use of the 1792 Insurrection Act so it can engage the military more fully in domestic enforcement
The law has never been invoked for immigration matters
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
The law has never been invoked for immigration matters
https://bit.ly/4it28MM
In southwest Uganda, foreign aid cuts have affected the delivery of food rations & other services
Hear what this looks like up close on MPI’s “World of Migration,” as we speak with an expert in Uganda
Hear what this looks like up close on MPI’s “World of Migration,” as we speak with an expert in Uganda
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
In southwest Uganda, foreign aid cuts have affected the delivery of food rations & other services
Hear what this looks like up close on MPI’s “World of Migration,” as we speak with an expert in Uganda
Hear what this looks like up close on MPI’s “World of Migration,” as we speak with an expert in Uganda
How does Trump’s second-term immigration record compare with his first?
Our experts take a deep dive to examine the sweeping changes underway & assess their impacts and staying power
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
Our experts take a deep dive to examine the sweeping changes underway & assess their impacts and staying power
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
How does Trump’s second-term immigration record compare with his first?
Our experts take a deep dive to examine the sweeping changes underway & assess their impacts and staying power
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
Our experts take a deep dive to examine the sweeping changes underway & assess their impacts and staying power
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
JUST PUBLISHED: Our experts give an overview of the Trump administration’s most significant immigration changes over the last year
The analysis covers changes in enforcement, legal immigration, humanitarian protection, integration supports & much more
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
The analysis covers changes in enforcement, legal immigration, humanitarian protection, integration supports & much more
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
JUST PUBLISHED: Our experts give an overview of the Trump administration’s most significant immigration changes over the last year
The analysis covers changes in enforcement, legal immigration, humanitarian protection, integration supports & much more
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
The analysis covers changes in enforcement, legal immigration, humanitarian protection, integration supports & much more
https://bit.ly/MPI_Trump2at1
📅 TODAY at 1 pm ET: Our webinar examines degree to which U.S. immigration system has transformed in Trump’s 1st yr back in office. We look at:
➡️ Deportations
➡️ Legal immigration
➡️ Border enforcement
➡️ Refugee policy
➡️ Deportations
➡️ Legal immigration
➡️ Border enforcement
➡️ Refugee policy
January 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
📅 TODAY at 1 pm ET: Our webinar examines degree to which U.S. immigration system has transformed in Trump’s 1st yr back in office. We look at:
➡️ Deportations
➡️ Legal immigration
➡️ Border enforcement
➡️ Refugee policy
➡️ Deportations
➡️ Legal immigration
➡️ Border enforcement
➡️ Refugee policy
What are short & long-term implications of Trump administration immigration policy changes?
From ICE operations to the #goldcard & the pause on most refugee resettlement, our experts will examine Year 1 actions & impacts
Join us Jan 13: https://bit.ly/Trump2firstyr
From ICE operations to the #goldcard & the pause on most refugee resettlement, our experts will examine Year 1 actions & impacts
Join us Jan 13: https://bit.ly/Trump2firstyr
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
What are short & long-term implications of Trump administration immigration policy changes?
From ICE operations to the #goldcard & the pause on most refugee resettlement, our experts will examine Year 1 actions & impacts
Join us Jan 13: https://bit.ly/Trump2firstyr
From ICE operations to the #goldcard & the pause on most refugee resettlement, our experts will examine Year 1 actions & impacts
Join us Jan 13: https://bit.ly/Trump2firstyr