Thread by @ints4569migrate

1/9 The intense pressure by the #EU, both in requirements for entry and political pressure, have caused peripheral countries, including Morocco and Turkey, to become sites of #ExternalizedBorders for the EU. #MigrationKorbelDU @UofDenver @josefkorbel

@UofDenver @josefkorbel 2/9 There has been tension between ‘the rising need of dialogue, exchange, and cooperation’ on the EU’s part and ‘the declining prospect of peace, stability, and prosperity’ on the part of the EU’s neighbors’ because of #border #externalization tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

3/9 Policy efforts include the 2005 EU Protection Programmes, the 2016 EU-Turkey Deal, the 2018 Global Migration Compact, and economic development investments in the #MENA region. politicalviolenceataglance.org/2018/07/17/mig…

4/9 Living conditions for #asylumseekers and #refugees who remain in the Mediterranean are poor due to unsanitary spaces, overcrowding, slow decision-making, and risks of sexual assault and human trafficking.

5/9 This treatment is amplified within Migrant detention centres in the Mediterranean, and is exacerbated by a lack of access to health and economic resources within the policies of Mediterranean host nations.

6/9 #ResettlementCountries like Turkey, Libya, Egypt and others in the MENA region have negotiated for higher resource investment from the EU to manage the indefinite stays of refugees and asylum seekers.

7/9 The support of civil society actors is a necessary step in providing alternatives to keeping these #migrants safe. These actors’ aid in the documentation and monitorization of States’ compliance with human rights laws ensures accountability within migration control policies.

8/9 States are also exploring other ways to keep migrants safe and reduce the need for #detention, including issuing temporary, renewable residency permits to asylum seekers and using electronic tracking devices. #EndBorderViolence

9/9 @ROAR_Magazine @TNInstitute @LHreports @CMRS_AUC @idcmonitor @PICUM_post @JournalCMS @UofDenver @josefkorbel @sie_center @MigrantSecDef

@RebeccaGalemba