Report
Comparing national laws and policies addressing irregular migrants
Maegan Hendow (Hendow, M. ); Ayesha Qaisrani (Qaisrani, A. ); Lalaine Siruno (Siruno, L.); Arjens Leerkes (Leerkes, A.); Lydia Rössl (Rössl, L. ); Theresa Schütze (Schütze, T. ); Albert Kraler (Kraler, A.); Ahmad Ahmad-Yar (Ahmad-Yar, A. ); Tuba Bircan (Bircan, T.); Nermin Oruc (Oruc, Nermin); Shiva Mohan (Mohan, S. ); Anna Triandafyllidou (Triandafyllidou, A.); Jussi Jauhiainen (Jauhiainen, J, ); Selma Smolander (Smolander, S.); Henri Toivonen (Toivonen, H.); Norbert Cyrus (Cyrus, N.); Marina Nikolova (Nikolova, M. ); Alan Desmond (Desmond, A.); Ruth Heylin (Heylin, R.); Maristella Cacciapaglia (Cacciapaglia, M.); Paola Bonizzoni (Bonizzoni, P. ); Maurizio Ambrosini (Ambrosini, A. ); Abdeslam Badre (Badre, A.); Andrei Yeliseyeu (Yeliseyeu, A.); Agnieszka Fihel (Fihel, A. ); Pawel Kaczmarczyk (Kaczmarczyk, P. ); Katarzyna Rakowska (Rakowska, K.); João Carvalho (Carvalho, J.); Thais França (França, T.); Katarina Jovanovic (Jovanovic, K. ); Claudia Finotelli (Finotelli, C. ); Laura Cassain (Cassain, L. ); Gabriel Echeverría ( Echeverría, G.); Samet Apaydin (Apaydin, S.); Andy Jolly (Jolly, A. ); Jasmijn Slootjes (Slootjes, J. ); Sohst Ravenna (Ravenna, S. ); et al.
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2024
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English
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Abstract
Based on 20 countries across Europe, North America and North Africa, this report synthesises key trends and patterns of national policy approaches towards migrant irregularity, highlighting commonalities and differences across various contexts. In particular, this report examines three key research questions: how have irregular migration policies evolved over time and in response to what; what pathways into and out of irregularity have these policies produced or aimed to address; and what challenges have hindered policy implementation. In doing so, the report aims to contextualise irregular migration policy changes, as well as how such policies can channel migrants into or out of irregularity.
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International project anual report
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