Immigration Detention and the Racialized Governance of Illegality in the United Kingdom

The article discusses the alleged racism in Great Britain's detention of immigrants in the country's immigration removal centres (IRCs), within the context of Great Britain's immigration policy. An overview of the race relations between the largely white detention custody officers (DC...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turnbull, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Social justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 142-164
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Alien detention centers
Immigrants > Great Britain
Immigration policy
Race relations in Great Britain
Racism > Great Britain
White people
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Summary:The article discusses the alleged racism in Great Britain's detention of immigrants in the country's immigration removal centres (IRCs), within the context of Great Britain's immigration policy. An overview of the race relations between the largely white detention custody officers (DCOs) and the immigrant detainees of color is provided.