Erika Herrera Rosales
@erika-herrera.bsky.social
Teaching Fellow in Sociology, University of Warwick
Musk’s amplification of the movie “Citizen Vigilante” legitimizes violence against immigrants.
Elon Musk promotes ‘anti-migrant’ Armie Hammer film with free download on X
Citizen Vigilante, which follows a businessman taking bloody revenge on immigrant criminals, was posted by the tech trillionaire in the wake of damning reviews
theguardian.com
"UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic:https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/04/birmingham-city-university-axe-black-studies-ma-kimberle-crenshaw?CMP=share_btn_url
UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic
Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’
theguardian.com
The demand on doctors to declare a person 'fit' for immigration detention in Italy reveals a clinical paradox at the heart of the border regime. Read the latest blog post, on resisting the pathogenicity of immigration detention ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Episode launched 🚀 The geniuses behind @theoryishpodcast.bsky.social @hannahva390.bsky.social and @paolamedgonz.bsky.social , invited me to talk about my book a few months ago.
Theoryish Podcast@theoryishpodcast.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week we are chatting with the wonderful, the brilliant Erika Herrera Rosales about her book "Ambivalent Humanitarianism and Migration Control Colonial legacies and the Experiences of Migrants in Mexico" through Routledge! Listen to our episode on: anchor.fm/theoryish
This week we are chatting with the wonderful, the brilliant Erika Herrera Rosales about her book "Ambivalent Humanitarianism and Migration Control Colonial legacies and the Experiences of Migrants in Mexico" through Routledge! Listen to our episode on: anchor.fm/theoryish
Children are ending up in foster care because their parents are being detained. That is not incidental. It is the outcome of these policies. States are now scrambling to respond.
States change custody laws to keep children of detained immigrants out of foster care
As parents become separated from their children because of ICE arrests, legal advocates worry immigrants’ children are at risk of being placed in foster care systems.
19thnews.org
Really enjoyed recording this episode of Conversation with Iris with Nandita Sharma (@nsharma101.bsky.social). Nandita examines the historical and political production of migration, borders, and national belonging, with a particular focus on the figure of the migrant www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI6L...
Boundaries of membership and the figure of the migrant: Conversation with Nandita Sharma
YouTube video by IRiS - Institute for Research into Superdiversity
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Trump has made it nearly impossible to seek asylum in the US. What does that mean for people searching for safety and stability after being forced to flee their countries — often due to crises in which the US has a hand? My report from Tapachula, Mexico www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2026...
“City of forced waiting”: Stuck at Mexico’s southern border
Every day, people forced to flee countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are arriving in the city of Tapachula, with nowhere else to go.
thenewhumanitarian.org
Powerful joint statement from over 100 organisations regarding the BBC's atrocious and misleading asylum reporting this week. www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/we-stan...
We stand united against harmful BBC reporting that targets already marginalised communities - Rainbow Migration
We are joined by over 100 organisations as signatories of this statement: recent BBC reporting risks causing real harm to communities that are already systemically marginalised.
rainbowmigration.org.uk
Rehabilitation of the Dandelion! No other plant in the Netherlands attracts as many bee species: 107. In early spring, when nothing else is blooming, it is simply there. Meadow bird chicks that have just hatched depend on the insects that are drawn to dandelions. No dandelion, no insect, no chick.
if you work in a UK uni, drop everything and read this (not news to many of us, but sobering to have the dots joined up; the stories are outrageous and heartbreaking)
‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK
The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
theguardian.com
Read our latest article on self-help culture and how it is not simply a digital trend, but an echo of authoritarian politics: irgac.org/articles/sel...
SELF-HELP’S AUTHORITARIAN EDGE
The explosive growth of social media self-help culture promises quick solutions to intimate crises, from restoring “feminine energy” to reclaiming “masculine power.” Yet beneath its language of empowe...
irgac.org
Life would be so much better and just if we would abolish citizenship and the violent borders required to have it
Chris Bertram@crookedfootball.bsky.social · 5mo agoRealistically, what risk is the airline running if they let a British person board without the papers the Home Office wants?
Sociology faculty in Florida are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught 'Barrett put it: “It is difficult to fully grasp how profoundly our workplaces could change if those protections disappear.”' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’
Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught
theguardian.com
Our International Women’s Day 2026 Statement. We reiterate that no form of feminism is compatible with tolerance of immigration detention. In Larne House immigration detention centre, marginalised genders are incarcerated, degraded and harmed. enddeportationsbelfast.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/i...
Beyond grateful for this brilliant book review by the awesome Bel @belrawson.bsky.social 💫 It also coincides with the first year of my book "Ambivalent Humanitarianism and Migration Control" being published 🎂 ➡️You can find the book review here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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ICE's Alternatives to Detention programme is said to be "more humane" – but for Juliana and her children, it means living under constant pressure. Read the new blog post by @gesanchez.bsky.social and Juliana R. S. ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Know any undergrads thinking of postgrad studies? Please send them this widening access scheme. Maybe they could spend the summer working with us and @aviddetention.bsky.social
Mary Bosworth@mfbosworth.bsky.social · 7mo agoIf you’re In the uk and have undergrads thinking of post graduate studies please let them know about the @ox.ac.uk UNIQ+ scheme. @bordercrim.bsky.social is hosting again for a project with @aviddetention.bsky.social info here (also about other subjects): www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
🚨100 people held under UK-France scheme report abuse: "Healthcare is inadequate, legal representation is denied, families are isolated, and basic human rights are violated. People are mentally deteriorating due to constant fear, harassment, Our lives are at risk" bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/1...
100 People Detained in UK Immigration Removal Centres Say They Are Subjected to Extreme Physical and Emotional Abuse
Individuals detained at two detention centres report experiencing physical, psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of officers
bylinetimes.com
I’m thrilled to see this book chapter out! 📯 In “Confinement Beyond Immigrant Detention” we wrote about the continuum of punitive and coercive environments for immigrants in Mexico that are not restrictive to detention centres.
📣Call for applications: Dialogues on Mobility, Surveillance & Resistance JAN 26–30, 26 Tijuana, Mexico Organized by International Migration Institute & University of Amsterdam's Decolonial Futures Research Priority Area. Apply by SEP 25. Funding available! www.migrationinstitute.org/imi-archive/...
We are very happy to support your research!
Erika Herrera Rosales@erika-herrera.bsky.social · 12mo agoI’m excited to start fieldwork next week in Ciudad Juárez! 🌳 As part of my postdoc research project, I’ll be looking further into the intersections of gendered violence, bordering practices and government institutions. I'm grateful to @slaslatam.bsky.social for awarding me this research grant.
I’m excited to start fieldwork next week in Ciudad Juárez! 🌳 As part of my postdoc research project, I’ll be looking further into the intersections of gendered violence, bordering practices and government institutions. I'm grateful to @slaslatam.bsky.social for awarding me this research grant.
I've signed up for the launch. Have you? "This book challenges the assumptions surrounding migrant shelters as benevolent, protective spaces, and raises concerns over their role amid #migration enforcement in the hemisphere. An important, urgent text." #criminology www.routledge.com/Ambivalent-H...
Erika Herrera Rosales@erika-herrera.bsky.social · last yr.📚Next week, I’ll have the pleasure of discussing my book with @javierpsandoval.bsky.social, Abril Ríos Rivera and Soledad Álvarez at @compasoxford.bsky.social Join us to talk about the US-Mexican border, humanitarianism and colonialism ✨ ⏰ 20th June, 2:00 -3:30 pm (via zoom) register below ⤵️
