Mixed Migration Review 2025
Migration in the context of geopolitical turmoil
Events and Media Coverage
MMC actively shares its findings and engages in dialogue to ensure that evidence on mixed migration informs public and policy debates. We make our data and analysis accessible through publications, events, and direct outreach — including to journalists and practitioners. We also participate in policy discussions, migration dialogues, round tables, and conferences to bring timely, evidence-based insights into decision-making.
Afghanistan’s Return Crisis: Why Sending People Back Is Not a Durable Solution
Nadine Abdalla and Evan Jones on the shift in policies from protection to return
‘I’m a dead man walking’: The Ethiopian migrants waiting on Saudi Arabia’s death row
MMC’s Ayla Bonfiglio, is interviewed on the the Ethiopia–Saudi Arabia mixed migration route and its dangers.
War in the Middle East leads to a hopeless situation for millions of civilians (in Dutch)
Bram Frouws talks about population movements in the Middle East amidst the current conflicts in the region
Trump pauses immigration from ‘Third World’ countries: What that means
Roberto Forin, acting MMC director says the Trump administration’s vagueness, over who these policies apply to, is intentional.
Press Release: Hardline Migration Policies Becoming the New Normal, says 2025 Mixed Migration Review
Between displacement and entrapment: climate-induced (im)mobility in the Middle East
Article by MMC’s Wassim Ben Romdhane, Bram Frouws & Jennifer Vallentine in the FMR 76 ‘Climate change: Choices for displaced…
Yemen Sea Crossing
MMC’s Ayla Bonfiglio explains that 100,000 people make the journey each year, for many this is a last resort.
Scores dead as boat carrying more than 150 people capsizes off Yemen
Ayla Bonfiglio from MMC told AFP: “This route is predominantly controlled by smugglers and human-trafficking networks … Refugees and migrants…
