Migrating Under Suspicion: Crimigration, Borders, and Human Security
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In this interview, Martina Cociña-Cholaky analyzes the main challenges of migration governance in Chile and Latin America from a critical human rights perspective. The conversation addresses the relationship between migration, security, and border control; the rise of “crimigration”; the militarization of Chile’s northern border; the practice of forced return; the use of surveillance technologies and biometric registration; and the uncertainty faced by undocumented migrants. She also reflects on the limits of “heavy-handed” state responses, the portrayal of migrants as a threat, and the need to rethink sovereignty from the perspective of human security, regularization, and the effective protection of rights.
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Martina Cociña-Cholaky (Universidad de Viña del Mar)
She holds a law degree from the University of Chile, a master’s degree in Criminology, Criminal Policy, and Legal-Criminal Sociology, and a Ph.D. in Law and Political Science from the University of Barcelona. She is a faculty member and professor at the University of Viña del Mar, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at O’Higgins State University. Her professional career has focused on university teaching, academic research, and participation in specialized networks on migration, asylum, and human rights. She is the principal investigator for Fondecyt Postdoctoral Grant 3230279, focused on the right to asylum in Chile, and for Fondecyt Initiation Grant 11260814, concerning the use of technology in immigration control. She is also a member of academic networks linked to the Network of Universities for Migration.
