Geography and Geographic Information Science

Geography and Geographic Information Science

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    • 3:00 - 4:00 pm
      8/30/2019
    • 2049 Russell Seminar Room - Natural History Building

    Logistical Borderlands: Infrastructure of Migrant Management

    US border regimes are using innovative information technologies to patrol borders and enforce immigration policy. Focusing on how the US Border Patrol (USBP) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) utilize IT—especially database infrastructures—the proposed research will examine how these practices are transforming border spaces and reworking migrant governance.