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.

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:

"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.  ⬇️

“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. 

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:

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:

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

Of those interviewed: → 47% had never attended school  → 41% were earning an income before displacement  → 48% of those who had worked were in climate-exposed sectors: farming, pastoralism, fishing 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳: https://f.mtr.cool/uskrklulit #Climatemobility

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 https://f.mtr.cool/ijcutsxduf Drawing on 1,062 in-person interviews with Ethiopian and Yemeni refugees, this country brief examines how droughts, floods, and environmental shocks are pushing people to migrate. #Climatemobility

Only a few days left to submit your essay! If you are a young writer from and based in Asia, Africa or Latin America, enter our Short Essay Competition by May 5: https://f.mtr.cool/vgyvdfyeph 🏆 Winners will have their essays published in the #MMR2026 and receive USD 1,000

Explore migration data with the 4Mi data explorer: +99,000 surveys, 39 countries, 2019-2025. Explore interviewees’ profiles, drivers, destination intentions, dangers, interactions with smugglers, access to information, and needs for assistance. https://f.mtr.cool/iojtsguuvx

L𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 - Explore data from 99,000+ interviews with refugees & migrants on the move, filter by country, route, compare by age, gender or nationality, download data and visuals.  Explore data: https://f.mtr.cool/xwjyqxrklp

📣 New key #MixedMigration trends, dynamics and policy developments around the world from the first quarter of 2026.  ⬇️ Read the updates in detail  https://f.mtr.cool/aueptkluap

New briefing paper on mixed migration in Western Balkans, where we interviewed 888 refugees and migrants in Sarajevo on their motivations, routes, risks faced, needs and experiences with smugglers.   Read the paper: https://f.mtr.cool/czyovdfpkg

Is the Western Balkans mixed migration route declining? While detections along parts of the route have fallen since 2022, recorded entries at EU’s southeastern borders  were ~14,000 higher in 2025 vs 2022.  New MMC research  examines routes, risks and dynamics.  https://f.mtr.cool/gmsslmmzlv

“Insecurity does not tend to stop movement if needs remain high.” Millions from East Africa are in the Gulf & Lebanon. Eastern Route to Yemen: 170,000+ arrivals (2025). Our latest on how the Middle East conflict could affect refugees & migrants from East Africa:

Access to work is the primary need for young migrants in #Morocco. ⬇️ New findings in our latest snapshots on barriers to employment and education for young migrants in Morocco:

📢Mark your calendars! MMC is co-organising an official side event at #IMRF 2026 with the participation of Dr. Ayla Bonfiglio, Regional Head of MMC Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen. 🔗 Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/fnkuigokfj

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 & 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: https://f.mtr.cool/jnjxgrwbaj Based on 1,027 IDP interviews, flooding is driving displacement with 96% of those affected losing their housing and 91% having no access to early warning systems. #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

Access to education remains very limited for the children of migrants and refugees in #Morocco, despite primary education being free and compulsory. ⬇️ New findings in our latest snapshot:

Deaths are rising and it demands accountability. The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is the moment where States must answer for this.  In the GCM governments committed to save lives and coordinate international efforts on missing migrants. The data is in. Will States act? #IMRF2026

With @Refugees, we share a new report on mixed movements in Madagascar based on 500 #4Mi surveys + 20 interviews. 👉 Discover Pakistani asylum seekers’ experiences and Madagascar as a place of transit along the WIOR:

Notre nouveau rapport explore l’impact des changements climatiques sur les décisions d’(im)mobilité des agriculteur·rice·s de la région de Sikasso, au sud-est du Mali, à la frontière avec la Côte d’Ivoire.⬇️

Comoros: New infographic  with  @unhcr.org  on Western Indian Ocean route, based on 27 interviews in Comoros:   • 26/27 used smugglers  • 19/27 had no clear destination  • Most refused to disclose risks faced  https://f.mtr.cool/hzlwpjxirh

En Afrique de l’Ouest, les aléas climatiques influencent les décisions migratoires de manière directe et indirecte, à différentes étapes des parcours. 👇 Nouveau rapport disponible pour mieux comprendre ces dynamiques:

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻: Flooding is a major driver of displacement. Among flood-affected respondents, 80% reported housing destruction as the main reason for leaving. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/nexugsrdyw #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

𝗡𝗘𝗪 on South Sudan climate change, conflict & mobility: https://f.mtr.cool/mlomdrsvbd Based on 1,136 interviews with IDPs, this brief shows how environmental shocks directly trigger displacement. #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

See our latest infographic with @unhcr.org  is based on interviews with 50 refugees & migrants in Mayotte along the Western Indian Ocean Route. • En route 28/50 faced physical violence; 13 witnessed death • 10/25 women reported sexual violence • 47/50 needed assistance https://f.mtr.cool/xzlkbfvoqq

Our annual report is out, with an overview of 2025 publications and how they are accessed and used. Key research areas included:  smuggling, women on the move, children & youth migrants, climate mobility, returns, among others. 

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! MMC aims to fill the knowledge gap on whether and how expanding legal pathways reduces irregular migration through quantitative & qualitative analysis. Apply here by 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 08:00 UTC: https://f.mtr.cool/rtphcgvjac

𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮: 39% of 1067 refugees and migrants exposed to the impact of climate change said drought worsened tensions and violence, triggering their movement. Many move only after losing nearly all their crops and livestock. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wudndimzzw #ClimateMobility