The Home Office's latest measures on international student recruitment raise questions that go beyond immigration policy, write @nandosigona.bsky.social Under new rules, universities will be judged against stricter visa refusal, enrollment and course completion targets. #mustread #immigration

The Home Office's answer to every policy problem appears to be: "give the Home Office more power." Employers, landlords, banks and universities have all been enrolled into #immigrationenforcement.

289 of the 1,248 players at the 2026 #WorldCup were born in a country different from the one they represent. Paris is the world's leading exporter of #football talent: it's the most common birthplace among World Cup players...

#Labour doubled #immigrationraids in Birmingham, but what did they achieve? i-claim.eu/the-home-off...

Just came across this TedX talk I gave 13 years ago, where I called for a regularisation of irregularised migrant children in the UK. It still hasn't happened. It is still urgently needed. youtu.be/mG4FsNiIs1o?... #regularization #irregularmigrants #undocumentedmigrants

Really enjoyed recording this episode of Conversation with Iris with Nandita Sharma (@nsharma101.bsky.social). Nandita examines the historical and political production of migration, borders, and national belonging, with a particular focus on the figure of the migrant www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI6L...

IRiS Director @nandosigona.bsky.social quoted in this important Reuters piece on the risks faced by Syrian minorities denied asylum in Europe. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

I was interviewed for this piece on Spain's regularisation scheme in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/13/s...

Final Joint Policy Meeting - Brussels | New insights on irregular migration I-CLAIM, DignityFIRM & PRIME brought together experts and policy makers to discuss vulnerabilities, public attitudes & EU responses. It also featured the screening of the Documentary 'The Others'. #EUResearch #Migration

Migration regime produces oven-read disposable workers i-claim.eu/project/immi...

Uncertain Grounds: Reframing Migration in Europe is a group exhibition of art projects curated by Centrala and commissioned by @iclaimeu.bsky.social #finalconference #brussels When around in Brussels check it out - galerie demeester 🥰

Not an easy task: capturing three years of @iclaimeu.bsky.social research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in just 100 seconds. Suffice to say, there is much more to read, watch and lister on our website www.i-claim.eu

Very effective video by @iclaimeu.bsky.social summarising three years of research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in 100 seconds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1r7...

Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the proposed Return Regulation. Davide Colombi asks what this will do to EU migration policy in a timely commentary, highlighting its similarities to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read more: www.ceps.eu/the-return-r...

A new @iclaimeu.bsky.social policy brief sheds light on the gendered dynamics at play in Europe's migration systems. The paper reveals how Europe’s migration frameworks and gender-segregated, precarious labour markets drive "irregular" status for migrants. Read it here: www.ceps.eu/ceps-publica...

The final event of the 3-year research project on irregularised migration @iclaimeu.bsky.social in Brussels at the Committee of the Regions. Panels chaired by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @nandosigona.bsky.social present research and policy recommendations can also be found on the website i-claim.eu

🚨New I-CLAIM policy brief shows how migration, labour & family policies in the EU produce migrant irregularity along gendered lines. Based on research in FI, DE, IT, NL, PL & UK. By @davidecolombi.bsky.social, @lnare.bsky.social & Paula Merikoski i-claim.eu/project/gend... #Migration #GenderEquality

Launching the UK policy brief on immigration policy and precarious migrant labour in Birmingham. Immigration Policy and Precarious Migrant Labour in the UK - I-CLAIM share.google/StKx04hPl8fr...

and it doesn’t seem to matter that the people involved, not the countries, have paid thousands of pounds to the British treasury (not to smugglers) in visa, NHS and education fees.

4 updates from IRIS. ➜Racial Logics of hashtag#IrregularMigration: new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report on how race and #racism shape the production, governance, and lived experience of migrants’ irregularity across Europe: in collaboration with @enareurope.bsky.social i-claim.eu/project/raci...

New piece by @nandosigona.bsky.social: A different path – the #regularisation of migrants in #Spain. At a time of rising xenophobia across Europe, Spain is charting a different course. What does it reveal about the failures of the wider European approach? www.meltingpot.org/en/2026/02/a...

New rules for dual citizens reflect how states are adapting citizenship to a digital age of control and surveillance. 👉 Read the full analysis on @theconversation.com UK’s new passport rules for dual citizens are a result of border control in the digital age theconversation.com/uks-new-pass...

Thanks for coming to the public library in Utrecht tonight where we screened the @iclaimeu.bsky.social commissioned video ‘Home-Delivered’ curated by Centrala and produced by Radu featuring food delivery workers’ experiences in the city

🎥 Join us 23 March in Amsterdam for the screening of THE OTHERS + a discussion with the filmmakers and experts on dignity for migrant workers in Farm2Fork. Free event — registration required. 🔗 i-claim.eu/documentary-... This screening will be part of the final event of @dignityfirm.bsky.social

📘 New report: 'Immigration Status and Labour Conditions' examines how migrants with insecure residence status work and live in agriculture, domestic & care work, and delivery/logistics across 6 European countries, based on 244 interviews. 🔗 i-claim.eu/project/immi...

Spain's choice on migrants 'pragmatic' but data needs securing, expert says - France 24 share.google/dtUoRaQ4lMf0...

Following a masked courier navigating Utrecht during a work shift, Home. Delivered. forces the viewer to come face to face with the realities of food delivery riders, based on research by @iclaimeu.bsky.social from the University of Utrecht. Exhibition opening 05/01/26, Bibliotheek Utrecht, 19:30.

we have written extensively about this as part of the @iclaimeu.bsky.social research on the irregularisation of migration in Europe, check out our publications: i-claim.eu/country-repo...

This is leadership, especially in these dire times when migrants are used as an easy punchbag from all sides of the political spectrum.

Need some help to understand what's going on in Trump's America? Listen to the #MAGA & #migration #podcast series hosted by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social

"This (co-authored with @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social) is from the Horizon Europe @iclaimeu.bsky.social project on the irregularisation of #migration which has taken so much of my time in the last three years", @nandosigona.bsky.social explains. zenodo.org/records/1748...

A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them. Here's what they replied! #migration #refugees #socialsciences #diversity #research

New I-CLAIM publication Based on survey research, we examine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of irregular migration in the Netherlands. @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @laurence-lessard.bsky.social @minke-hajer.bsky.social 🔗 i-claim.eu/project/publ...

Views on #irregularmigration are complicated. Academics always say so. But what if who we think #irregularmigrants are is deeply distorted by political and media narratives? check out our new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report to find out more. i-claim.eu/project/publ...

From our previous work for @iclaimeu.bsky.social we know that media and political narratives are increasingly conflating regular and irregular migration. I've written about this recently here: theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...

This is a really important and much needed report on how the UK public view and understand #irregularmigration from @nandosigona.bsky.social and Laurence Lessard-Phillips @iclaimeu.bsky.social

What's the link between #freespeech, #bordering, and Trump's #MAGA project? @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...

What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration? Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today i-claim.eu/project/publ...

Strong opinions and wrong facts - new report reveals public understanding and attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK #mustread

We say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy? Read more 👇 nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w... #globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour

Great work by @migrantvoice.bsky.social and researchers from Warwick University and Leicester University. Congratulations to former colleague @mariegodin.bsky.social who co-authored the report www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Useful reminder: 1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge! 2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science? Colonial mentality is strong & alive www.bbc.com/news/article...

In the latest episode of Mobility, Work & Rights, @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & I speak to three international experts on #migrantdomesticwork: - Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social - Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social - Sabrina Marchetti Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...

Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care New episode of Mobility, Work & Rights #podcast ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social , Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social , & Sabrina Marchetti Hosts: @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...

Our @iclaimeu.bsky.social colleague professor Sabrina Marchetti reflects on the findings of our ethnographies with migrant domestic workers in Italy, Finland, UK and The Netherlands and what they tell us of domestic work today in Europe.

Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me. Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...

Import joint statement on @10dowingstreet.bsky.social #asylum proposals ilpa.org.uk/statement-of...

𝐈-𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔. Key findings of our research were presented during a Policy Workshop at @ceps.eu on 13 November. The day was organized around presentations of three upcoming comparative reports.