Abstract
The criminalization and de-criminalization of foreign nationals is performed by the French state through legal and institutional means in order to increase the deportability of unwanted EU citizens. By policing petty criminals and then instrumenting administrative coercion as a form of punishment, France opts to detain, deport and ban the entry of undesirable EU citizens, mostly Romanian citizens. Moreover, under a bilateral state agreement, France also engages Romanian police agents to help identify ‘their own’ nationals. This article uncovers, problematizes and explains the relationship between state (de-)criminalization practices and the forced removal of EU citizens. In doing so, it aims to respond to the following questions: What is the role of the Franco-Romanian police alliance in the criminalization of migration? What are the legal mechanisms advancing the de-criminalization of migration and how do they influence deportation processes? What is the meaning of punishment for EU deportable/deported citizens?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 585-602 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 3 Jul 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: This work was supported by the European Research Council [ERC-Starting grant number 336319] ‘The Social Life of State Deportation Regimes: A Comparative Study of the Implementation Interface’.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| European Research Council | 336319 |
Keywords
- Crimmigration
- Deportation
- Punishment
- Mobility
- EU citizenship