Immigration detention is one of the most pressing civil and human rights issues of our time that affects millions of migrants around the world. The theme of this special symposium issue "Facing Immigration Detention", is understanding the causes, conditions, and consequences of immigration detention around the world. This Special Issue is dedicated to advancing public knowledge about how immigration detention has expanded, its role in immigration enforcement, its societal impacts, and its intersections with the criminal justice system. The Special Issue seeks to bring together innovative research that will guide the next generation of detention studies and inform policy debates in this area.
To be considered, the work must commit to the theory, offer empirical analyzes and make clear contributions to socio-legal studies.
Submission process: All manuscripts submitted for the special issue will undergo a double-blind peer review.
Deadline: For inclusion in the special issue, articles must be submitted before February 15, 2020.
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