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.

The Guardian reports on the unsafe and precarious conditions many food-delivery workers face. The article cites the research from the University of Birmingham team, showing exploitation of migrant delivery and domestic workers — echoing findings from I-Claim. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

New article at Sociale Vraagstukken: Undocumented people in the NL deserve protection, not punishment. There is a need for fair labour conditions, access to basic rights, and effective action against exploitation. www.socialevraagstukken.nl/ongedocument.... #migrantsrights #inclusion #socialjustice

Spoke to Greek newspaper @tovimagr.bsky.social about #UK asylum and immigration proposals and how they may impact non-citizens already in the UK tovima.com/world/reforms-will-make-peoples-lives-miserable-academic-warns-as-uk-moves-toward-new-asylum-model/

People to follow in #migrationstudies go.bsky.app/FQmTcRZ

What if the very policies designed to prevent irregularity are the ones that keep producing it? I try to answer these questions in this piece for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on this recently published @iclaimeu.bsky.social concept paper i-claim.eu/irregular-mi...

Stay tuned! The new episode of Mobility, Work and Rights podcast is out next week! We have amazing guests joining our hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and @nandosigona.bsky.social to talk about migrant domestic work. Nando talks to professor Bridget Anderson, director of @mmbuob.bsky.social.

"The issue is not simply that the proposals are harsh, unethical or likely to be ineffective. They represent a deeper shift: redefining protection as a discretionary favour rather than a legal obligation." Great article from @nandosigona.bsky.social theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...

Asylum is not "illegal migration" Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...

Across Europe, politicians promise to “stop illegal migration” as if it were a problem that comes from the outside. What if irregular migration is not something that happens despite the system, but because of it? #EUmigration #ShabanaMahmood politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/how-eur...

As Labour's hardline stance on immigration dominates the headlines, a Professor of International Migration asks: What if irregular migration is not something that happens despite the system, but because of it? By @nandosigona.bsky.social Read now: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/how-eur...

For the @iclaimeu.bsky.social Netherlands exhibition in the Utrecht University Library, Tanasă has created a video work titled ‘Home. Delivered.’ which follows the delivery shift of an unnamed, masked character who carries a large boulder on their back around Utrecht.

#mustread by @nandosigona.bsky.social on @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on the recently published concept paper on #irregularityassemblage

Among the many things wrong with Labour’s immigration strategy, this stands out: to “fight” a few thousand so-called illegal migrants, Shabana Mahmood is willing to make life hell for hundreds of thousands of people who are legally in the UK. 🔗 theconversation.com/labours-plan...

I am not sure these are the biggest reforms for decades/for a generation. Core proposal is incredibly similar in analysis, spirit and content to 2022 Nationality and Borders Act of Priti Patel (offer temporary protection of 30 months) The 2023 Illegal Migration Act more sweeping Both failed

Our @iclaimeu.bsky.social report on the living and working conditions of food delivery migrant workers is featured in this excellent piece by Diane Taylor for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We are going to focus on the nexus between immigration status and labour conditions through an intersectional perspective and how it affects irregularised and precarious migrant workers to find out about the @iclaimeu.bsky.social approach: i-claim.eu/irregular-mi...

Tomorrow we are presenting some of the findings from the @iclaimeu.bsky.social at a policy workshop hosted by @ceps.eu, in collaboration with our partners @enareurope.bsky.social & @etuc-ces.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?si=y4W...

This morning, the independent commission on community and cohesion met again, today chewing over the link between socio-economic pressures and cohesion & what business can contribute. Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas are co-chairing a broad group of commissioners looking for common ground

Written by @nandosigona.bsky.social & @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social, The irregularisation of migration and migrants’ irregular condition draws on research across 6 European countries to propose a new way of thinking about migrant ‘irregularity’ i-claim.eu/irregular-mi... #hotoffthepress

You can find our new report here: nandosigona.info/2025/10/31/i...

Human rights must not be used as a scapegoat to excuse continuing, and escalating, anti-migrant rhetoric and policies. The ECHR helps protect everyone. Leaving it, or weakening it, harms all of us. It must be protected rather than attacked. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Research that came out last week confirms what we’ve always known. The ‘migration crisis’ is made up. It is manufactured and meant to distract.

New @iclaimeu.bsky.social report by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and myself on the irregularisation of #migration in Europe and why we need to rethink how we think, talk and address the issue

#Irregularmigration as an #assemblage: New IRIS Working Paper by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and me unpacks how “irregularity” is made in Europe drawing on @iclaimeu.bsky.social findings superdiversity.net/2025/10/31/i...

What happens when people start to realize that immigration is not necessarily the cause of the problems they face? A myth-busting conversation on hope, solidarity, and change."

"Who still believes in the American Dream? How long can its demolition hold in a country built on immigration?" It was great to talk about the state of the American Dream with Professors @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social for their podcast whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...

The #1in1out scheme was always deemed to fail (and a compromise)... France can't detain anyone sent back from Britain and people will just try again, as they have always done www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.

Reintroducing @iclaimeu.bsky.social, a research and art collaboration exploring how irregularised migrant households live and work across Europe. Past exhibitions: Reframing Migration, Ieva Baltaduonyte 7-29.03.25 Nostalgia ’n’ Exploitation, Chris Costa 7-11.05.25 https://bit.ly/3J3VNuF