The Border is the Violence
War, Empire and Migrants in the Making of the US-Mexico Border
Abstract
This text contextualises the weaponisation of public health laws during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Donald Trump administration within a longer history of the United States waging war, violence and torture on migrants in its southern borderlands. The use of Title 42 to refuse asylum requests – requests legally mandated by US and international laws – represents the rule, not the exception, within a violent border regime that continues to brutalise migrants.
Presentato: 10 Giugno 2022 | Accettato: 11 Luglio 2022 | Pubblicato 11 Gennaio 2023 | Lingua: en
Keywords Migrants • War • Migration • Public health • Border • Violence • Title 42 • COVID-19
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