PRESS & MEDIA
The business of border control: Who really profits from mass deportation plans?
Nando Sigona | February 2025
In this blog, Prof. Sigona critiques mass deportation promises, like Donald Trump’s latest plan, highlighting the challenges of execution and the industries profiting from enforcement—detention centers, transportation, surveillance, and legal services.
He draws lessons from global policies, including the UK’s Rwanda plan, highlighting the political spectacle behind such strategies.
President Donald Trump signing executive orders. Credit: The Trump White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons