Immigrant Detention

Immigrant Detention is a carceral practice within immigration governance that confines noncitizens pending deportation proceedings or resolution of legal status, distinguished by its administrative, rather than criminal, justification and targeted application to foreign-born populations regardless of legal culpability.

267

Publications

11.3K

Citations

397

Authors

223

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

118

Authors

397

  1. SJ
    Stephanie J. Silverman

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    9 publications · 437 citations

    9

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  2. CP
    Caitlin Patler

    University of California, Davis, United States

    9 publications · 265 citations

    9

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  3. MB
    Mary Bosworth

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 577 citations

    8

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  4. ER
    Emily Ryo

    University of Southern California, United States

    6 publications · 170 citations

    6

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  5. HV
    Homer Venters

    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, United States

    5 publications · 123 citations

    5

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 17 publications · 537 citations

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  2. Journal on Migration and Human Security

    JMHS · 12 publications · 330 citations

    12

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  3. Migration Studies

    6 publications · 111 citations

    6

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  4. Law & Society Review

    5 publications · 160 citations

    5

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  5. Sociology Compass

    5 publications · 336 citations

    5

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