irregular migration

Social Work Between a Handyman and a Humanitarian Actor?

23.01.2019 , in ((Bodies and Spaces in Times of Crisis, Practices, Social Work, State and NGOs)) , ((No Comments))

With increasingly restrictive migration regimes throughout Europe and a ‘race-to-the bottom’- attitude of previously more generous states to only follow the minimal legal requirements set by the European Union, third actors involved in the ‘migration industry’ are often caught in a moral dilemma. States increasingly outsource migration control to NGOs ...

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«Délit de solidarité» – Ab wann ist Hilfe für Migrant*innen strafbar?

17.05.2018 , in ((Good Practices)) , ((No Comments))

In den letzten Tagen haben verschiedeneMediendie Geschichte von drei jungen Schweizer*innen verbreitet, die in Frankreich verhaftet wurden, weil sie im Rahmen einer Demonstration 30–40 Migrant*innen über die italienisch-französische Grenze gebracht haben sollen. Besteht ein Zusammenhang mit dem sogenannten «délit de solidarité», das vor kurzem im französischen Parlament behandelt wurde? Worum geht es dabei? Und, gibt es solche Rechtsnormen auch in der Schweiz? ...

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Deported to Mexico as Strangers

27.04.2018 , in ((Experiences)) , ((No Comments))

More than 100 000 people were deported from the United States to Mexico in 2017. Some of them have been living in the United States as undocumented immigrants for many years. Some of them do not have family connections in Mexico or speak Spanish. What happens once they arrive in Mexico? A visit to a migrant shelter in Tijuana. ...

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