Latin American History 161: Enrique's Journey Project: Places to start your research
New for Spring 2025: Voices of Migrants
(Part 1) The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America (15:00)
Parts 2-5 linked on YouTube page
A look inside the journey asylum seekers make through Mexico to reach U.S. border (10:37)
"Living our own story": Migration in the Americas (7:06)
Unauthorized Immigrant Labor & American Life
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Here’s the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States
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The Construction Industry Needs Undocumented Workers. So Why Is Nothing Being Done To Help Them?**Librarian Recommended** It's a longer article, but it's worth reading.
Factsheets and Data about Immigrants (documented & undocumented) in the US
How Illegal Immigration Fuels the U.S. Economy (2:55)
El Salvador is the Safest Country in the Western Hemisphere, but at What Cost?
Bukele makes his case to a BBC journalist (11:23)
Immigration Courts
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AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos
Reporting from across the immigration courts in the US. Excellent graphics.
A look inside Chicago's Immigration Court (2:23)
New for Fall 2025
Recent Developments in US Immigration Policy & Enforcement
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US Supreme Court to weigh ‘metering’ of asylum claims at US-Mexico border
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Under Trump, Becoming a U.S. Citizen Gets Harder
Federal officials say overhauling the process is necessary to ensure that only fully qualified immigrants become citizens.
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Q&A Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains.
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, “those rules are gone,” says a former ICE chief. -
Court Orders ICE to Clean Up Chicago Detention Condition
Immigrants are housed in ‘disgusting’ facility that doesn’t pass constitutional muster, judge says. Includes video.
Humanitarian Groups Assisting Migrants On their Journeys
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Las Patronas de La Bestia: A Brief HistoryFor 28 years, Las Patronas have provided food, water, and other assistance to Central American migrants traveling on the freight train known as “La Bestia” without ever asking for anything in return.
What Drives Children to Cross the US Border Alone?
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Why so many kids cross the border alone
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Biden Brings Back Family Separation—This Time in Mexico
From 2021: U.S. agents no longer tear apart parents and children, but families are having to make painful decisions—just on the other side of the border.
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Unaccompanied Children Are Under Attack, Again
Q & A from 2025
New for Spring 2025
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What Rights Do Immigrants Have?
**Teacher Recommended** Excellent overview of the current state of immigration rights.
Deportations to El Salvador, CECOT, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the related legal challenges
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Can the Courts Undo Trump’s Deportation of Ábrego García?
**Librarian Recommended**
CFR law and foreign policy fellow Matthew Waxman answers questions about the Kilmar Ábrego García case, which has put a spotlight on Trump’s immigration and deportation practices and set up a legal showdown between the White House and the courts.
Pathways to legal residency in the US
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How People Immigrate Legally to the U.S.
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Green Card Eligibility Categories
Official site of the Dept. of Homeland Security
Gender-Based Violence Against Women & Girls
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Women on the move: FAQs on migration and gender
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Silenced Truths: Barriers to Gender-Based Violence Support Services for Women in Transit
For those migrating or being displaced across Central America, violence in transit often has a woman's face. Alarmingly, at least two in five women have witnessed some form of gender-based violence (GBV) along the journey.
One of thousands: Stories of Survivors of sexual violence on the migration route in the Americas (4:12)
What are the drivers of undocumented immigration the the US?
Political Refuge/Safety Issues
Economic factors
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Why Are So Many Venezuelans Going to the United States?
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Climate Issues
Proposed Solutions
Solving Illegal Immigration [For Real]
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How the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Got Safer
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