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How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’
How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’Nando Sigona | November 2024 Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation plan, outlined ahead of the 2024 election, could impact millions of families and...
What a Trump presidency means for millions of migrants and their families in the US
What a Trump presidency means for millions of migrants and their families in the USNando Sigona | November 2024 The immigration debate has long shaped political agendas in the US and Europe, often escalating in times of social or economic uncertainty. In the US...
Opinion article at De Groene Amsterdammer on the fears to access shelter & healthcare for undocumented migrants in the Netherlands after new financial cuts announced
"Op straat wordt een klein wondje groot" (On the street, a small wound becomes big)Ilse van Liempt | September 2024In a powerful and eye-opening article titled “Op straat wordt een klein wondje groot” (On the street, a small wound becomes big), De Groene...
Opinion at the de Volkskrant following the announcement of the cancellation of National Aliens Facility (LVV)
Ilse van Liempt & Minke Hajer | September 2024In response to the recent announcement by Marjolein Faber | Minister van Asiel en Migratie that the funding for the National Aliens Facility (LVV) will be stopped as of 1 January, a collective of researchers with years...
From Bulgaria to the English Channel: tracing trafficked migrant boats
Nando Sigona speaks to AFP/France24 From Bulgaria to the English Channel: tracing trafficked migrant boatsApril 2024Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham) speaks to AFP/France24 about the UK's partnership with Bulgaria to stop inflatable boats used by migrant...
Ilse van Liempt: Effectiveness of new migration deal with Egypt is questionable
Interview to Ilse van Liempt on Het Financieele Dagblad Effectiveness of new migration deal with Egypt is questionableIlse van Liempt / March 2024Ilse van Liempt (University of Utrecht) was interviewed by the Het Financieele Dagblad on the new deal with Egypt. She...
Breaking News from the UK Supreme Court
Breaking News from the UK Supreme Court Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here’s where he could take it next.Nando Sigona / November 2023The UK supreme court has ruled against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda for...
Irregular sea crossings ignite tensions in the EU
Interview to Nando Sigona on BBC NewsNando Sigona / October 2023How to address irregular sea crossings and the secondary mobility of migrants are igniting tensions at the border between Italy and France, and with other EU member states. But there is more to this than...
Zaenal was a ‘modern slave’ of a Dutch family.
Zaenal was a "modern slave" of a Dutch family: "Had to iron clothes at two o'clock in the morning"September 2023Recently, the Dutch newspaper AD featured Zaenal's story as a victim of modern slavery.This story is related to a podcast produced by Fairwork, our...
The normalization of state violence against migrants in Europe: Nando Sigona writes for El Pais
Nando Sigona / September 2023In an opinion column for Spanish daily El Pais, Nando Sigona examines the link between border externalisation and the normalisation of state violence across Europe. Violence, he argues, has become an inherent aspect of Europe’s response to...
Our expert Ilse van Liempt on the news (dutch)
Ilse van Liempt / July 2023
Tunisia deal unlikely to reduce illegal migration
Ilse van Liempt /July 2023Experts doubt whether Sunday’s migration agreement with Tunisia will help reduce the number of people trying to reach the European Union, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Thursday. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni,...
‘Europeans are almost not coming to the UK any more’
Nando Sigona / June 2023Al Jazeera: Are you surprised by the latest data on migration?Nando Sigona: The increase is in line with a trend we had already detected before the pandemic where, despite the UK government’s anti-immigration rhetoric and the Brexit pledges of...