Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Rethinking the space of the migrant shelter in Mexico: humanitarian and security implications in the practices of bordering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2022
Abstract
Using a critical border, feminist perspective, this article analyzes the role of the migrant shelter as a practitioner community actively involved in the dialogue of borders and directly affected by the restrictive border policies that are implemented against ‘unauthorized’ migrants in the name of national security. Based on field research carried out in Mexico, this article examines how borders affect the shelters used by ‘transit’ migrants. Specifically, since the Programa Frontera Sur [Southern Border Plan] policy was implemented in Mexico in the summer of 2014, migrant shelters have taken a more engaged role with respect to protection and assistance for ‘unauthorized’ migrants. Within this migratory context, temporary migrant shelters are transforming into more permanent spaces. At the same time, however, despite good intentions, migrants continue to face particular challenges in migrant shelters with respect to constraining rules, which sheds light on the power relations at play in these spaces of migration.
Recommended Citation
Carla Angulo-Pasel (2022) Rethinking the space of the migrant shelter in Mexico: humanitarian and security implications in the practices of bordering, Identities, 29:6, 730-747, DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2022.2029068
Publication Title
Identities
DOI
10.1080/1070289X.2022.2029068
Comments
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