Seminars

Immigration enforcement in practice

Trinity 2026 / Thursdays, 3:45-5 pm, Convened by Rob McNeil

Hybrid

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Overview

Migration scholars and activists are often highly critical of border regimes and enforcement practices, while political parties and governments often feel the need to make bold promises of “smashing gangs”, stopping unauthorised border crossings or enacting deterrent policies.

Media reports and policymakers commonly centre these discussions on either abstract political and legal debates or emotive humanitarian stories.

Those charged with enforcing immigration policies or scrutinising their actions face a challenging task in upholding domestic political decisions and international law.

This seminar series aims to explore the process of immigration enforcement from the point of view of those charged with enacting it in the UK and the EU, while also looking at the radical shifts that have occurred in immigration enforcement practices in the USA in the first year of the second Trump administration.

To join online, registration is essential.

Schedule

3:45 – 5:00 pm

Please take note of the in-person venues for each seminar.

This series is hybrid:

  • To join via Zoom, each event has its own registration link (see sessions below).

***To register for these events, you need to enter an email address that is associated with a Zoom account – if you don’t have one, then you can create a free account. For example, your Zoom account might be linked to a personal or work account. If you use an unregistered account, you will receive a notification asking to enter a known email address.***

  • These events are intended for University of Oxford staff and students; please ensure you bring your Bod card for in-person admittance.
  • For non-Oxford attendees who wish to attend in person, please send a request to communications@compas.ox.ac.uk

Download the series poster (PDF) here: TT26 COMPAS Seminar Series.

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