Migrant Homelessness And The Crim...

Crimmigration refers to the ways in which immigration law has increasingly adopted the punitive practices of the criminal justice system. For migrants, this often means:

The intersection of migration and homelessness is rarely just about a lack of physical shelter. As Regina Serpa explores in her work, Migrant Homelessness and the Crimmigration Control System , what we are seeing today is the rise of —the merging of criminal law and immigration control. This system doesn't just manage borders; it manages the lives of people who have already arrived, often pushing them into deep precarity. What is "Crimmigration" Control?

: Activities like sleeping in public or seeking help from services can become grounds for arrest or the cancellation of asylum permits. The Concept of "Housing Sacrifice"

: In many cities, access to housing for migrants is integrated into a system of management and control that serves to marginalize rather than house.

: Non-citizens can face deportation even for minor offenses that did not involve jail time.

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Crimmigration refers to the ways in which immigration law has increasingly adopted the punitive practices of the criminal justice system. For migrants, this often means:

: Activities like sleeping in public or seeking help from services can become grounds for arrest or the cancellation of asylum permits. The Concept of "Housing Sacrifice" Crimmigration refers to the ways in which immigration

: In many cities, access to housing for migrants is integrated into a system of management and control that serves to marginalize rather than house. This system doesn't just manage borders; it manages

: Non-citizens can face deportation even for minor offenses that did not involve jail time.