📢SAVE THE DATE: Join the launch of the Mixed Migration Review 2025 on Nov 20th, for the panel discussion: “𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡: 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡

" Politically driven quick fixes are crowding out policy." In this piece @BramFrouws sums up what is not working with current migration policy and how to fix it - a must read:

“Will the new EU Entry/Exit System [EES] always be properly handled at external borders?” @BramFrouws notes key things to watch as EU rolls out biometric border system - especially for asylum seekers’ rights, in interview with @AJEnglish @priyankashank17 https://t.co/27hPFDVUHu

Read our report on Afghan Returns for more findings on: ➡️ Assistance during the journey ➡️ Future plans & remigration ➡️ Livelihoods & income ➡️ Access to healthcare ➡️ Perceived risks ➡️ Gendered aspects of return 🔗  https://t.co/U0q2Bi3QkS

Millions of Afghans having been returning to #Afghanistan amid crackdowns these past 2 years. We interviewed 747 returnees.  53% received no assistance — women are especially excluded with 65% receiving no assistance vs. 49% of men. Aid also varies by country of return: 👇1/2

🎥 Meet Aaron Zou, one of the Emerging Perspectives essay competition winners in the Mixed Migration Review (MMR) 2025!  Read his essay in the #MMR2025 launching on November 20 and register for the launch #event: https://t.co/P3kcpUPxY2

@Refugees Discover the brief in detail: https://t.co/2nviaREG02 (3/3)

@Refugees Refugees and migrants face serious risks. Many faced violence and abandonment by smugglers. The Route is used by people fleeing war, persecution, and poverty. Congolese, Burundians, and Somalis escape conflict and violence. Comorians & Malagasy seek jobs, healthcare, or to

The Western Indian Ocean Route is vast, dangerous, and largely invisible, spanning from the Great Lakes region and Somalia to Madagascar, the Comoros, and Mayotte. Our new MMC– @Refugees brief draws on 54 interviews with migrants and refugees who travelled it. ⬇️🧵 (1/3)

#Burundi returnees continue to face challenges long after coming home.  Only 35% feel economically secure. 65% say income doesn’t cover needs.  High costs block healthcare & education.  Explore our infographic 👇

For Burundians returning home, the journey isn’t easy.   Our 🆕 infographic, based on 537 surveys, shows 99% need assistance, yet only 29% have received it.  🔗 See the data and findings here: https://t.co/9f7OJ1OXTz  #Burundi #MixedMigration #Returns

We presented data collected in collab with UNHCR on people on the move on the Eastern Route, publication coming soon. Meantime here is out last data on the route to Yemen.

🔗More info on the #MMR2025:

📢 Sneak Preview 👀 Get an early look at the Mixed Migration Review 2025 with this "Voices on the move" story on Syrian refugees torn between staying and returning. Register for the #MMR2025 launch event on Nov. 20: https://t.co/kcKkrODmz5

Read our report on Afghan Returns for more findings on: ➡️ Deportations & expulsions ➡️ Assistance during the journey ➡️ Future plans & remigration ➡️ Livelihoods & income ➡️ Access to healthcare ➡️ Perceived risks 🔗  https://t.co/RKUX63pYaR

Millions of Afghans are returning from Iran, Pakistan & beyond.  MMC surveyed 747 returnees in 2025 (27% women).  – 15% of women reported no safety risks (vs 66% of men) – 65% of women received no aid (vs 49% of men) –7% of women earned an income (vs 59% of men) 1/2 #Afghanistan

Read the report on Afghan Returns for more findings on: ➡️ Assistance during the journey ➡️ Future plans & remigration ➡️ Livelihoods & income ➡️ Access to healthcare ➡️ Perceived risks ➡️ Gendered aspects of return 🔗  https://t.co/i1vtT2qt9f

Our research shows: the less prepared, sudden & violent a return, the harder the reintegration. Since 2023, millions of Afghans are returning amid crackdowns.  In 2025 we surveyed 747 returnees to document return dynamics 80% said they were deported / expelled. 👇1/2 #Afghanistan

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼? Based on 450+ surveys, our new report shows how Uruguay’s capital is opening doors for migrants, while also pointing to barriers that still need to be overcome. #4MiCities Read the report:

Read our report on Afghan Returns for more findings on: ➡️ Assistance during the journey ➡️ Future plans & remigration ➡️ Livelihoods & income ➡️ Access to healthcare ➡️ Perceived risks ➡️ Gendered aspects of return 2/2 🔗

Millions of Afghans are returning. They often face abrupt or violent returns, loss of assets & documentation, & limited aid - issues that especially hit women. Of 747 returnees we surveyed in 2025: ➡️80% deported/expelled  ➡️53% didn’t receive aid (65% for women)  1/2