This is exactly the problem with the expanded #STCA. Asylum-seekers were already harmed. Plus, this man’s refugee claim was asssessed, validated & he’s now a Cdn citizen. ⁦Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂⁩ New Canada-U.S. border rule alarms refugee advocates | The Star thestar.com/news/canada/20…

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Asylum and 'Home' - good to have a chance to discuss my chapter with ⁦@suzanilcan⁩ on Syrian experiences of remaking home, together with the brilliant ⁦Jonny Darling⁩ on dispersal bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Looking forward to presenting research on Varieties of Failure with Philippe M. Frowd at this exciting workshop

It's almost time to kick off our 1st Int'l Research Conference! Apr 25-26 at UBC in collab w/ Queen's University Belfast 🎓. Shahram Khosravi keynote (Zoom), migration research panels, & an acad publishing panel w/real editors & writers. Plus RSVP LUNCH. All free! migration.ubc.ca/annual-confere…

Note to migration researchers: an inspiring form of knowledge production through a disobedient gaze that reveals what the border regime wants to hide and hides what the regime wants to reveal.

⏰Join us in person or online for the “Datafication of Borders and Migration” workshop on May 25. Registration open now torontomu.ca/cerc-migration… organized with Anna Triandafyllidou and Younes Ahouga CERC Migration Kaarina Nikunen🇺🇦🇫🇮🇪🇺 and @nalbanlu - full program now online!

Join us for a hybrid interdisciplinary workshop on the role of digital technologies & datafication in border management and policymaking. Co-convened by Anna Triandafyllidou Koen Leurs, Kaarina Nikunen🇺🇦🇫🇮🇪🇺 Younes Ahouga & @nalbanlu. May 25, 2023, 9:30 AM EDT 🔗torontomu.ca/cerc-migration…

Thought-provoking presentation on Varieties of Failure in technical systems at/around the border by Philippe M. Frowd & Benjamin J. Muller. “I don’t know if it’s a deliberate failure, but there is a kind of deliberate approach to carry on, despite some of the failures."

A Must Read from Todd Miller - The Real Border Surge: The End of Title 42 and the Triumph of the Border-Industrial Complex open.substack.com/pub/theborderc… MBSatKings

An 8-minute interview with me on NPR member station KJZZ out of Phoenix aired today. I talked with Mark Brodie about border lighting along wildlife refuges, springs & the San Pedro River, & about what it would mean for wildlife if they’re ever turned on. kjzz.org/content/184942…

Five wealthy men believed to have died touring the Titanic have gotten global media coverage. Meanwhile, 700 migrants who died when their ship sank off the coast of Greece, mostly women and children, have received silence. A must-read from Democracy Now!: democracynow.org/2023/6/22/a_ti…

Dr. Ofelia Zepeda's 'Where Clouds Are Formed,' was recommended in The New York Times as an essential read for understanding the borderlands. We're a proud sponsor of the poem's initiative, which, led by Dr. Zepeda, reconnects and celebrates the O'odham culture. nytimes.com/2023/06/14/boo…

Short reads on #migration, #surveillance, #bigdata, #AI. Discover how these new technologies are shaping migration governance and what it means for the future. 🔍big thanks to Prof Claudia Aradau Petra Molnar (@petramolnar.com on BlueSky🦋) @pmfrowd.bsky.social Benjamin J. Muller @canmutlu William Walters Ozgun Topak

Happy to speak with Tom Blackwell on biometrics & travel - “Ottawa joins worldwide push for 'passport-less' travel using facial recognition — but critics worry” nationalpost.com/news/canada/ot… via National Post King's at Western SJPSKings

Timely, excellent insight from Todd Miller - a compelling example of how much we need theborderchronicle.com | The Everywhere Border: Trying to Understand the 9/11 Legacy theborderchronicle.com/p/the-everywhe…

Starting OCUFA advocacy day off at Queen’s Park with awesome London colleagues #onpoli #onpse KUCFA

Thanks for your support! Terence Kernaghan NDP Peggy Sattler OCUFA KUCFA #onpol #onpse