Immigration detention law, history, politics / Daniel Wilsher.

The use of detention to control immigration calls into question modern states' adherence to the rule of law. Daniel Wilsher traces how modern states have come to use long-term detention without judicial control as a tool against irregular migration and as a public security measure.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Alexander Street Press)
Main Author:	Wilsher, Daniel, 1966- (Author)
Other title:	Immigration detention : law, history, politics.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Noncitizen detention centers. Noncitizens. Immigrants > Legal status, laws, etc. Undocumented immigrants. Immigrant detention centers.