Issue 469 of New Internationalist

Reader-owned global journalism

January-February 2014

Detained world

Across the globe, migrants – men and women, the old and the young – are routinely deprived of their liberty. The problem is getting worse. States are holding people on the move for longer, and in greater numbers, than ever before. Between them, Europe and the US imprisoned close to 1 million migrants in 2011. This damaging, brutal and costly practise is spreading to new pastures – Indonesia, Mauritania, Ukraine – sponsored by the rich world. What can be done to stop detention? To ensure that migrants are welcomed – not imprisoned?

In this issue

Is flying still beyond the pale?
Climate researcher Kevin Anderson and business adviser Brendan May go head to head.
Does making immigration detention more humane make it more widespread?
Academic Michael Flynn and advocate Michelle Brané go head to head.
Why are we locking up migrants?
Detaining foreigners is costly, inhumane and on the rise. Time to turn the tide back, says Hazel Healy.
Tough Guide to the world's immigration detention centres
A satirical round-up of the insalubrious accommodation awaiting travellers from the Global South.

Issue 469 of New Internationalist

Reader-owned global journalism

Detained world

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In this issue

Is flying still beyond the pale?

Does making immigration detention more humane make it more widespread?

Why are we locking up migrants?

Tough Guide to the world's immigration detention centres