New Exhibition | 2–6 March 2026 | University of Helsinki. We are pleased to present Future Conditional, a two-channel video installation by Anna Knappe and Amir Jan, commissioned by Centrala Space (Birmingham, UK) and developed as part of the I-CLAIM research project.
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migration
OCON Statement: Criminalising Irregular Stay and Support to Undocumented Migrants
OCON (Onderzoekscollectief Ongedocumenteerden Nederland – Research Collective for Undocumented Migrants in the Netherlands), where I-Claim researchers Ilse van Liempt and Minke Hajer are part of this network, publishes an Statement on the Criminalisation of Irregular Stay and Support to Undocumented Migrants.
Irregular migration in the UK: dehumanising narratives fuel a crisis mindset, finds report
Invezz features an extensive article on the I-Claim Report drafted by Stefano Piemontese ‘The narrative construction of migrant irregularity in the United Kingdom’.
The business of border control: Who really profits from mass deportation plans?
Prof. Nando Sigona comments on Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans and examines who mass deportations actually benefit.
How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’
Read this interview by The Guardian to Nando Sigona on how Trump’s mass deportation plan could harm millions of U.S. children, causing family separations, trauma, poverty, and community destabilization.
What a Trump presidency means for millions of migrants and their families in the US
Nando Sigona explores in this article the potential impacts of a Trump 2024 presidency on migrant families in the U.S., including shifts in deportation and family separation policies.
Reconsidering EU’s partnership and cooperation models on return and readmission
In this webinar, representatives from Horizon Europe projects working on these topics would like to critically elaborate on various models of return and readmission arrangements.
I-CLAIM Stakeholders’ Meeting (Poland)
This meeting took the form of an expert discussion moderated by prof. Aleksandra Grzymała-Kazłowska (Faculty of Sociology, Migration Research Center, University of Warsaw). It was attended by representatives of institutions – ministries, think-tanks and non-governmental organizations working for refugees and migrants in Poland (including those created by people with migration experience).
I-CLAIM Stakeholders’ Meeting (Helsinki, Finland)
On 29th November, the I-Claim Finnish team held a Stakeholders Meeting in Helsinki. The two themes discussed were family and work through the perspective of different services that are available for people in irregular situation in Finland.








