The SMU Mission Foods Texas–Mexico Center, in partnership with El Seminario Migración, Desigualdad y Políticas Públicas (COLMEX), invite you to the research presentation: Binational Responses to the Externalization of Asylum and Entrapment: The Case of Ciudad Juárez, that will feature Dr. Isabel Gil Everaert (UNAM) presenting original research funded, commissioned, and supported by the SMU Mission Foods Texas–Mexico Center.

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 12:00–2:00 p.m.

Location: Sala Alfonso Reyes, El Colegio de México, Carretera Picacho Ajusco 20, Col. Ampliación Fuentes del Pedregal, C.P. 14110 Tlalpan, Ciudad de México

Following the presentation, a binational panel of experts—including Dr. Jeremy Slack (UTEP), Héctor Padilla (UACJ), and Oscar Rodríguez (COLEF)—will engage with and respond to the findings. The discussion will offer cross-border perspectives on migration governance, labor dynamics, and humanitarian response, highlighting the Center’s role as a convener and producer of policy-relevant migration research.

Program

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration

12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Welcome remarks

12:15 – 12:35 p.m. Research Presentation by Isabel Gil Everaert (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). 

12:35 – 1:05 p.m. Discussion with Jeremy Slack (University of Texas, El Paso), Héctor Padilla (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez), and Oscar Rodríguez (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Ciudad Juárez).

01:05– 01:45 p.m. Open floor discussion with attendees moderated by Claudia Masferrer (El Colegio de Mexico).

01:45 – 02:00 p.m. Closing remarks by James Hollifield (Southern Methodist University)

Please note: agenda subject to change

Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact the SMU Tower Center at texasmexico@smu.edu in advance at least 4 days prior to the event to arrange for the accommodation.

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