Migrant-receiving countries are increasingly focusing on return and reintegration as central elements of migration management. This briefing paper outlines key messages from research MMC has carried out on the experience of returning migrants in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe, since 2017.

Download the briefing paper for an in-depth view on the key messages around returns and read our article for a quick overview on 8 things we learned about migrant returns and reintegration.

This is the fifth in a series of state-of-play knowledge papers that address topical mixed migration issues and present key messages drawn from MMC’s research, expert analysis, and 4Mi data. Previous message papers focused on children and youth, human smuggling, drivers and decision-making, and climate change and environmental stressors.