aag 2013: borders as metaphor, borders as law

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

Contact & Follow-Up

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