aag 2013: borders as metaphor, borders as law
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Borders as Metaphor, Borders as Law Law & Discourse in Post 9/11 Immigration Enforcement
jlabove Josh Labove
Borders as Sites of (In)Security
Mobile Borders
Mobile Borders
Internal borders
Internal Border Enforcement
Deportation
(Re)mapping Immigrant Communities
287(g) Memoranda
• Developed 1996 as part of IIRIA
• A formalised agreement between the federal government and localities to assist ICE in its immigration enforcement activities via:
1. Task Force Agreements 2. Jail Enforcement Agreements
3. Both Task Force & Jail Enforcement
Secure Communities
• County-based agreement between ICE and locality to transmit biometric data on ‘suspected illegal aliens’ to ICE for review.
• Should the individual in local custody be found within ICE databases a ‘48-hour detainer’ is automatically issued, keeping the individual in county custody until s/he can be transferred to ICE detention.
287(g) Agreements
0 250 500 750 1,000125Miles
Legend
Jail EnforcementTask ForceJail Enforcement & Task Force
Secure Communities
Biometric Borders
