All Outputs (3)

Immigration Raids and State Violence (2022)
Journal Article
Bhatia, M., & Burnett, J. (2022). Immigration Raids and State Violence. State Crime Journal, 11(1), 33-51. https://doi.org/10.13169/statecrime.11.1.0033

This article develops an analysis of contemporary immigration raids in Britain, arguing that they operate ideologically as well as institutionally to sustain the material and political conditions of what is a vastly unequal form of social... Read More about Immigration Raids and State Violence.

Situating Immigration Fees in 21st Century Britain (2022)
Report
Burnett, J. (2022). Situating Immigration Fees in 21st Century Britain. London: Trust For London

Introduction to the Report:
The purpose of this report is to illustrate the cost – in the broadest sense – of obtaining and renewing a visa in the UK and the impact this has on migrants’ lives.
We have been aware for a long time that the cost of th... Read More about Situating Immigration Fees in 21st Century Britain.

Work and the Carceral State (2022)
Book
Burnett, J. (2022). Work and the Carceral State. London: Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2724535

During 2019-20 in England and Wales, over 17 million hours of labour were carried out by more than 12,500 people incarcerated in prisons, while many people in immigration removal centres also worked. In many cases, such workers constitute a sub-waged... Read More about Work and the Carceral State.