Report: Trump climate policies are driving migrants to the border
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: May 28, 2025 / 03:15 PM CDT
Updated: May 29, 2025 / 01:20 AM CDT
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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A new report by two nonprofit groups finds that climate policies implemented by the Trump administration are driving migrants north to the U.S. border. And it comes as meteorologists predict the world is getting hotter and more prone to environmental disasters.
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The report, “Danger by Design: How Climate Injustice Harms Displaced People at the U.S.-Mexico Border,” was released Wednesday by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. It is based on interviews conducted in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas with dozens of migrants from 12 countries in January when President Donald Trump took office.
The report says that environmental disasters both contribute to initial displacement and exacerbate vulnerabilities along migration routes. And that restrictive immigration policies worsen the issue by pushing vulnerable populations into perilous migration routes, where climate-exacerbated hazards pose even greater risks to their safety and survival.
“Climate change is a significant driver of displacement, yet current legal frameworks fail to protect people fleeing climate-related disasters and other harms caused by environmental degradation,” the report found.
https://www.borderreport.com/news/environment/report-trump-climate-policies-are-driving-migrants-to-the-border/
