Borderland Circuitry: Immigration Surveillance in the United States and Beyond Muiz Ana
Borderland Circuitry: Immigration Surveillance in the United States and Beyond Muiz Ana Political discourse on immigration in the United States has largely focused on what is most visible, including…
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Borderland Circuitry: Immigration Surveillance in the United States and Beyond Muiz Ana
Political discourse on immigration in the United States has largely focused on what is most visible, including border walls and detention centers, while the invisible information systems that undergird immigration enforcement have garnered less attention. Ana Muiz illuminates three phenomena that are becoming increasingly intertwined: digital surveillance, immigration control, and gang enforcement. Tracking the evolution of various surveillance-related systems since the 1980s, Borderland Circuitry investigates how the deployment of this information infrastructure has shaped immigration enforcement practices.
Diving deep into a Using ethnography, interviews, and analysis of documents never before seen, Muiz uncovers how information-sharing partnerships between local police, state and federal law enforcement, and foreign partners collide to create multiple digital borderlands.