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dc.titleMigration Governance Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Gómez, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorEnrico Headrington, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorChávez Villafane, Geraldine
dc.contributor.authorLópez Villamil, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorSarmiento, Ana Romina
dc.contributor.authorBueno Aguirre, Sergio
dc.contributor.orgunitMigration Unit
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2025-10-22T00:10:00
dc.date.issue2025-10-22T00:10:00
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzes the institutional architecture of migration governance in 32 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It maps more than 200 institutions with migration-related mandates, organized into four functional categories: (i) migration policy (formulation, implementation, and coordination); (ii) border control and immigration services; (iii) international protection, nationality, and regularization; and (iv) services for nationals abroad and returnees. The findings reveal both convergences and divergences in institutional arrangements, highlighting subregional specificities: diaspora-oriented governance in the Caribbean, management of transit and return in Central America and Mexico, and institutional reforms in South America in response to Venezuelan migration. Although LAC countries have moved toward a regional rights-based paradigm that promotes safe, orderly, and regular migration, structural challenges persist, particularly institutional fragmentation, overlapping mandates, and limited intersectoral coordination. Regional processes such as the Quito Process, the Regional Conference on Migration, and the South American Conference on Migration play a key role in strengthening shared principles and coordinated governance. The report underscores the regions emerging role as a reference point for innovative, rights-centered migration governance, while highlighting the need for sustained institutional reforms to ensure effective responses to complex and constantly evolving migration dynamics.
dc.format.extent87
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013761
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Migration-Governance-Institutions-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Instituciones-de-gobernanza-de-la-migracion-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectHuman Migration
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectRefugee
dc.subjectMigrant
dc.subjectMigration Management
dc.subjectLabor Migration
dc.subjectImmigration Policy
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectHuman Rights
dc.subjectEconomic Migration
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subject.jelcodeF22 - International Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeH83 - Public Administration • Public Sector Accounting and Audits
dc.subject.jelcodeK37 - Immigration Law
dc.subject.jelcodeR23 - Regional Migration • Regional Labor Markets • Population • Neighborhood Characteristics
dc.subject.jelcodeF55 - International Institutional Arrangements
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01304
idb.operationRG-E2017
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