Lauren Heidbrink

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Deported Elsewhere: When the U.S. Tries to Send Asylum Seekers to a Third Country

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Deported Elsewhere: When the U.S. Tries to Send Asylum Seekers to a Third Country

DHS [Department of Homeland Security] attorney: “I am putting you on notice that the ACA [Asylum Cooperation Agreements] for Honduras and Ecuador apply.”Immigra... More

Introduction: On and Off the Record

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Introduction: On and Off the Record

The violence of the U.S. immigration regime has come into sharp focus for broad publics in recent months—from courthouse arrests of immigrants seeking relief “t... More

On and Off the Record:  Ethnographic Witnessing and Accompaniment in Immigration Court

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On and Off the Record: Ethnographic Witnessing and Accompaniment in Immigration Court

This collection brings together ethnographers engaged in court-watching, accompaniment in and beyond detained settings, expert witnessing, and collaborative doc... More

Care in Contexts of Child Detention

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Care in Contexts of Child Detention

⇢ Con traducción al español There are certain transformational encounters in research that challenge us to reflect on our own positionality as ethnographers, ad... More

Introduction: Im/migration in the Trump Era

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Introduction: Im/migration in the Trump Era

In the midst of the Trump presidency, when our core values of multiculturalism, cross-cultural understanding, international diversity, and racial inclusion are ... More

Im/migration in the Trump Era

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Im/migration in the Trump Era

One year into the Trump presidency, when our core values of multiculturalism, cross-cultural understanding, international diversity, and racial inclusion are un... More