COVID-19, Wall building, and the effects on Migrant Protection Protocols by the Trump administration: The spectacle of the worsening human rights disaster on the Mexico-U.S. border

Authors

Terence Garrett, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-9-2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has repercussions well beyond the confines of borders. National border policies can thwart international efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases. These problems are especially relevant for the United States with the spectacle of President Trump’s “big, beautiful border wall” used as leverage to maintain political and economic power domestically and globally while confronting the coronavirus pandemic. The focus of this paper is the implementation of Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy, Migrant Protection Protocols, and the Asylum Cooperation Agreement, all aimed primarily at migrants and refugees from Central America to prevent entrance into the U.S. using the border security apparatus. These policies have adverse consequences for people dwelling throughout the Americas as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads.

Comments

© 2020 Public Administration Theory Network. Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10841806.2020.1750212

Recommended Citation

Terence M. Garrett (2020) COVID-19, wall building, and the effects on Migrant Protection Protocols by the Trump administration: the spectacle of the worsening human rights disaster on the Mexico-U.S. border, Administrative Theory & Praxis, 42:2, 240-248, DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2020.1750212

Publication Title

Administrative Theory & Praxis

DOI

10.1080/10841806.2020.1750212