MMC director @BramFrouws on the political implications of the EU Migration Pact in the aftermath of the crossings into Ceuta: "The idea of the pact is control and solidarity between EU member states. Yet we've seen the opposite."

EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat

The Ceuta influx is the first major test of the EU migration pact that has been in force since June.

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This quarter across 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰: borders hardened against Afghans, funding fell short for Rohingya refugees, and hundreds of thousands remained trapped in cyber scam centres across Southeast Asia. Read our Q2 2026 update: https://f.mtr.cool/ponxsjaryw #QMMU

In Quarter 2 2026 in West Africa: arrivals to the Canary Islands dropped 67%, while boat departures from the Gambia increased by 100%. Movements toward Spain rose along the Western Mediterranean Route (+26%). Read the full updates: https://f.mtr.cool/xerrxuhcab

This quarter, refugees and migrants were forced out of South Africa, and Ethiopians on the Eastern Route now face execution. Read our Q2 2026 update for Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen: https://f.mtr.cool/tymavfemrl #QMMU #MigrationPolicy

The US has closed legal pathways for Cubans while tightening sanctions on the island. The result: Cuban mixed migration is being redirected across Latin America.

Cuban migration: US fuels departures and restricts access

With legal pathways to the US closed and sanctions worsening conditions in Cuba, Cuban mixed migration is changing, people are settling across Latin America, often with little support.

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𝗡𝗘𝗪: Infographic based on 503 interviews in Italy: 73% of refugees and migrants experienced violence or abuse on their journey (77% came via Tunisia, 71% via Libya). 78% chose to remain in Italy, citing safety as the primary reason.  Read:

Experience of abuse, seeking safety and decisionmaking among refugees and migrants in Italy

4Mi data on the experiences of refugees and migrants in Italy: violence on route, safety as a driver of destination decisions, and how motivations shifted over time.

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"While restrictive migration policies and deterrence measures significantly increase the risks faced by people on the move, they have little to no impact on their migration decisions". From 4,100+ surveys on routes where externalisation & deterrence are heavily promoted.  ⬇️

EU migration and asylum Pact - data suggests it may not work

EU Migration and Asylum Pact is now the central legislative pillar of European migration policy, alongside the EU's broader five-year migration strategy, an expanding web of migration partnerships with transit countries, and a growing set of tools - from the new Return Regulation to the EU's first-ever Visa Strategy - designed to manage both irregular arrivals and legal mobility.

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“The debate has been trapped in a false dichotomy … as if the only way to demonstrate control is to restrict and deter."  MMC's Roberto Forin in Reuters on  EU pact on immigration &  asylum. 

EU overhaul to toughen migration rules takes effect, though doubts remain about impact

An overhaul of immigration and asylum policy enters into force across the European Union on Friday, a decade in the ​making, as EU countries have come under pressure from far-right nationalist parties.

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Tomorrow, 12th of June, the European Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force. An important premise of the Pact is that more restrictive measures will deter irregular migration towards Europe. But does deterrence actually work? Not according to our findings ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the Canary Islands with a focus on visiting migrants. Here are three things to know about the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, where many have lost their lives  ⬇️

𝗡𝗲𝘄: Research based on 1,216 interviews in Mauritania and Spain finds that 71% of respondents identified at least one dangerous location on their journey to the Canary Islands, with 64% fearing death during the Atlantic crossing.  #IrregularMigration #AtlanticRoute

Participants drafted and validated policy recommendations across five thematic outcome areas, which will feed into a climate mobility roadmap - stay tuned!  Next stop: Addis Ababa. #ClimateMobility #MECMEA

The Nairobi Policy Dialogue on Mobility & Climate Change in the East & Horn of Africa wrapped up today. The CTA that stood out is to localise global and regional frameworks. Policy matters, but so do local knowledge and institutions, and frameworks must be built from the ground up.

📍The Nairobi Policy Dialogue on Mobility & Climate Change in the East & Horn of Africa kicks off. 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/uobbsfpeic #ClimateMobility #MECMEA

1st quarterly update 2026 Eastern & Southern Africa, Yemen and Egypt: 𝗬𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻: Arrival of people crossing from East Africa to Yemen increased by 30% in the first two months of 2026 compared to the same period last year (IOM DTM). Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/paktwqgcwc

1st quarterly update 2026 Eastern & Southern Africa: 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻: Cross-border movements continued to rise as conflict and insecurity drove further displacement. At the same time nearly 615,000 people returned to Sudan from neighbouring countries Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/sfzmyjmggk

New quarterly updates for Eastern & Southern Africa, Egypt & Yemen (Q1 2026): See the latest on mixed migration dynamics in Sudan and Egypt, on the situation of East Africans in the Middle East, and more. #QMMU https://f.mtr.cool/fryzajhvjw

Surveys with 2,229 Syrians returning from abroad - mainly Türkiye (56%), Lebanon (30%) & Jordan (9%).   89% said return was completely their decision. 25% also cited difficulties in host country: discrimination, lack of prospects, insecurity, violations & abuse. More findings:

Return and reintegration in Syria: home under strain

Explore the experiences of Syrian returnees post-Assad fall. Discover factors driving return and challenges faced in reintegration across Aleppo, Homs, and Idleb.

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𝗡𝗘𝗪: Research report based on 1,109 interviews with Afghan refugees and migrants in Pakistan, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟱𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, finds that 77% of children cannot access education and 85% have received no assistance. 70% report feeling depressed.  Read➜ https://f.mtr.cool/evrgkfagjp

📢 Discover West Africa's first quarterly mixed migration updates for 2026. 🔗 Read the full #QMMU:  https://f.mtr.cool/hrbsxrvhuf

How is AI reshaping the governance of mixed migration? And how do people on the move and smugglers alike navigate these systems?  🎧 Listen to this #MMR2025 podcast episode to know more:

The rise of the border industrial complex

Mixed Migration Review 2025 · Episode

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𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 (Jan–Mar 2026) is out. Escalating conflicts and protracted crises continue to shape mixed migration and vulnerability across the region.  Read the full updates here: https://f.mtr.cool/cusmqbcnvb #QMMU

We interviewed +3800 Syria returnees (from abroad and IDPs). Economic reintegration is a key issue.  Social belonging is often strong  but income, housing and basic needs remain  precarious for many returnees.  More findings: https://f.mtr.cool/jwdydomynq

📢 Discover Europe's first quarterly mixed migration updates for 2026. 🔗 Read the full #QMMU: https://f.mtr.cool/zwkdvwexis

🧵#IMRF2026 Rd Table 2 covers saving lives,  border management, & return. MMC data from 4,118 people on the move in Central, East & Western Mediterranean routes in 2025 talk to these issues.   2026 is the deadliest start of the year on record for people on the move.  What did people tell us?⬇️  1/4

#IMRF2026 Rd Table 2 covers smuggling, border management, saving lives & return. MMC has data on this from 4,118 people on the move across Central, East & Western Mediterranean routes in 2025 & from +450 smugglers, the largest smuggler interview dataset in the world. Here is what both say. 1/4 👇 🧵

Syria: New MMC surveys with returnees in Syria show that while people are returning they are doing so in conditions marked by weak livelihoods, housing strain, limited services, food insecurity, psychosocial stress, & limited alternatives. https://f.mtr.cool/ivgyvytggr

🧵 #IMRF2026 Round table 1 (RT1) asks: how do we address the drivers of migration and expand regular pathways? MMC's 2025 4Mi data from 4,118 people on the move across the Central, Western and Eastern Mediterranean routes speaks directly to both questions. This is what it says 🧵1/5 ⬇ #GCM

As world leaders gather for #IMRF2026, MMC brings new 4Mi data collected in 2025 from 4,118 people on the move across three routes to Europe. This week's discussions on drivers, smuggling, regular pathways, vulnerability and return are all in our data. Here is what people on the move are telling us.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿: Explore migration data from our 4Mi survey, deployed each month on mixed migration routes worldwide. It currently covers surveys with +99K migrants & refugees across 39 countries, collected from 2019 to 2025.  https://f.mtr.cool/dmyhkdzmxv