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Introduction to the Special Issue on Immigration Detention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

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Emily Ryo*
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USC Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
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In a recent article, I called for the development of a systematic field of study devoted to investigating the causes, conditions, and consequences of immigration detention (Ryo 2019). The two articles in this special issue are cutting-edge studies that answer that call. They leverage multiple methods to overcome enormously difficult data challenges that plague this area of research. As I have argued, “immigration detention … is shrouded in secrecy and bureaucratic barriers that obstruct researchers' access to government data and detention facilities” (Ryo 2019: 98). The studies presented in this special issue illustrate how researchers can rise to this challenge with creativity and persistence to shine a light on largely hidden but critical aspects of immigration detention.

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Special Issue: Immigration Detention
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Law & Society Review , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. 750 - 754
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© 2020 Law and Society Association.

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