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"Immigration Detention, Inc" Book Talk at American University September 30 (Register Today) Join Ernesto Castañeda, Tazreena Sajjad, Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a discussion about the rapidly-expanding US immigrant detention system. austinkocher.substack.com/p/event-anno...

Thanks you Janika for your generous words...

How will US universities cope with this new h1b visa rule? Pretty sure 100 years ago that was the visa I had when I worked at Fordham university.

Back from a wonderful @bordercrim.bsky.social annual workshop, feeling lucky to have such brilliant colleagues old and new. We always profile work of early career peeps and they are fab. So much creativity & passion. It’s hard to be uplifted at the moment. But this did the trick.

The last couple of days at #BorderCrim2025 have been wonderful. Saw old faces, met new people, heard about some exciting work. The theme of resistance recharged my activist battery a bit which has been in overuse for the last couple of years

It’s day two of #BorderCrim2025 annual workshop! We’re at Clare College @cambridgelaw.bsky.social starting the day with a panel on Gender, Violence and Exploitation. Find out more in the programme: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

I shared some of my thoughts on the relationship between the EU, search and rescue NGOs, and the so-called Libyan coast guard in a conversation with Frey here:

Good morning from Clare College, Cambridge! We kick off the first day of our annual #BorderCrim2025 workshop this morning with a fantastic panel from our Border Policing and Emotions thematic group. Find the whole program here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

On the Berlin Smuggler’s Gala, and how “criminalisation is always contingent on the current political and social context.” Continuing our discussions is Julia Winkler of de:criminalize, an organisation supporting people criminalised for migration. At our 2nd panel #BorderCrim2025 #HopeNotBorders

The Women’s Refugee Commission Detention Pregnancy Tracker: A Critical Tool for Documenting the Treatment of Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention 🚨 Have you seen a pregnant woman in ICE custody? Submit a report today. -- Please share widely! austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-womens...

Wonderful review of @mfbosworth.bsky.social's "searing ethnographic analysis" Supply Chain Justice: "For those of us in the U.S. looking to understand the logics behind our own carceral border regime, Bosworth’s account is not just useful; it is essential" @princetonupress.bsky.social

While researching 'marriages of convenience' in Ireland, Steph Hanlon encountered surprising barriers during the ethics review process, which mirrored state assumptions about criminality and migration governance. Read part 5 of our series on border policing ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

New job alert - Criminology lectureship (3 years) - University College Cork, Department of Sociology and Criminology - all specialisations and interests welcome my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...

Such a lovely review of my book, thank you very much!

Access itself as part of the data researchers collect. Who gets let in, under what terms, and how that access evolves over time are all clues to the institutional self-understanding of security actors. Read part 2 of our series on border policing ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

On researching migration and border governance through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests: the challenges, potential, and treating it as a research method in its own right. Read part 4 of our series on border policing ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

Check out @jmchacon.bsky.social's clear account of the legal and personal impact of the recent US Supreme court decision on racial profiling in immigration enforcement ... verfassungsblog.de/noem-ice-sup...

Hey You'll 🙂✊🏾 "No Release" - a film based on my recent BA project on immigration GPS ankle monitors, directed by amazing Sînziana Cojocărescu, is going to be screened at the BLOC cinema QMUL, on 22nd September. More details and registration link below. dandelion.events/e/no-release...

As the UK suspends its refugee family reunion scheme, growing numbers of women and children in northern France face inhumane conditions. @sarahelizacollins.bsky.social reports from Dunkirk.

once again somehow shocked to be preparing reading lists etc for a new academic year...

Women, men & children seeking sanctuary should not be left in overcrowded hotels for months on end. The answer is not more political theatre or warehousing people on disused military bases.

Useful advice www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇

Big Read news feature is an in-depth interview with me by @neilmackay.bsky.social on asylum, genocidal processes at work and need for leadership against hate. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663... And www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544581... Read via your library PressReader app

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

Government have plummeted so far down the anti migrant rabbit hole they’re picking up where the Tories left off, dusting off their projects and reimplementing them. They know these sites harm. They know they cost a fortune. They’re doing it anyway.

📣 Mentors wanted! Have you studied at Master's degree level or higher? Have 4-6 hours a month to spare? 🙋 Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub is looking for mentors to provide application support to displaced students applying for master’s degrees. For more info ➡️ drive.google.com/file/d/113tv...

How the Trump administration instrumentalised a 1798 relic of wartime legislation to facilitate the removal of over 200 Venezuelans ⬇️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

From Afghanistan to Germany, how do migrants decide to trust the people who facilitate their movement? Join our online discussion with Hannah Pool, author of The Game, on 24 September. Register for free 📚➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Would you or someone you know like to volunteer at Detention Action? Last year, our amazing Casework Team provided a lifeline to 630 people trapped in immigration detention, supporting them to stand up for their rights. Find out more: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer

Without speaking for other human rights advocates, such as @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and @laurenhstarkey.bsky.social et al, but I think it's safe to say we are all knackered. I know there are good Labour MPs out there, we need to hear from them against this government's incessant hostile policies.

There’s multiple reasons why you might claim asylum after coming as a student- you always intended to & the student visa was your only escape, you became politically active here, your family found out you’re gay- but bad luck, the UK govt is making an example of you to prove to racists they “get it”

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Discover a Detention Facility Near You: A Community Exercise in Civic Awareness Help build a learning community around detention data. Get hands-on with the newly updated facility numbers at DetentionReports.com and add your own findings and perspectives. austinkocher.substack.com/p/discover-a...

I see Australia is up to its usual tricks again in the world of border control. As ever no new ideas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

Meanwhile, since I’m jet lagged and online, clearly nobody at M&S has ever actually eaten a Lamington. On behalf of Aussies everywhere I say for shame. What is this square of chocolate cake with coconut & icing? So sad.

Even the people employed to DO the deportations don’t think mass deportation is possible (let alone moral, legal and so on)… As one of them, who I write about it my book on the escorting system, pointed out concerning the previous government’s plans to send large numbers to Rwanda:

Interested in any of these titles? Come and review one for us! Book reviewers receive a free e-copy or print copy in exchange for 750-1,000 words of their insight into the text. Email our book reviews editor nayera.bordercrim[at]gmail.com for more info 📖

📢 JUSTICE is hiring a new Communications Officer! Help us turn complex legal issues into clear, compelling stories that inspire change. Hybrid role · Deadline: 11pm Sun 14 Sept 2025 Apply here:

does anyone I know on this app have a successful humanities/social science SYNERGY grant application they might be able to share by any chance?

🚨 New Legal Guide for people detained under the UK–France deal 🚨 Includes: What to do if you get a Notice of Intent, key deadlines, template letters, bail info & more. The Home Office are moving fast to detain under the policy, so please read and share widely: www.biduk.org/articles/new...

Went to see the current exhibition @wendemuseum.bsky.social on counter/surveillance. As brilliant as ever. My fave place in LA. It’s on until October and speaks as ever to the moment wendemuseum.org/exhibition/c...

Another lovely review of @mfbosworth.bsky.social's Supply Chain Justice @princetonupress.bsky.social press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

“Once a custodial sentence is handed down by a judge, the decision over whether someone will be deported will fall to a prison governor, the MoJ said” really?? Foreign criminals to face deportation after sentencing under new plans www.bbc.com/news/article...

Help us meet this cost at www.oxfordmutualaid.org/donate/ Each parcel costs £18.58. This includes: Bulk buying goods for lowest price possible Sourcing costs including delivery and admin Sorting, storing & packing at our storage space Phones to arrange delivery & offer support

Congratulations to @livingmaps.bsky.social authors Kimbal Bumstead and Sana Murrani, and researchers from Yazda, for their new publication: The Ruptured Atlas. Story Mapping with Survivors of the Genocide in Iraq. Link to the paper: LSE Middle East Centre Paper Series here: lnkd.in/eyHX8Bjq

There's still time to register for our annual workshop next month! We'll be in Cambridge exploring resistances to oppressive border practices and envisioning alternative futures. Sign up ➡️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...