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Mary Bosworth

@mfbosworth.bsky.social
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Professor of Criminology, @oxfordcrim.bsky.social, co-Director @bordercrim.bsky.social, writes about immigration detention and deportation.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Come join us in Brussels next year!
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UN Older People’s Day will be celebrated in Oxford on October 7th at the Town Hall, with an event organised by older people for older people, to consult, inform & involve residents of 50 years and over on issues which are relevant and of concern and interest to them.
Promo flyer for UN older people's day. Details as per post.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Attacks, impunity and dangerous conduct of identified and unidentified actors reveal an increasingly lawless environment at sea, with people crossing facing extreme violence. Read today’s blog post by @sos-humanity.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new thematic series critically examines the entanglements between healthcare provision and state violence in detention centres in Greece and Italy. Read today’s blog post by @andrianifili.bsky.social and Francesca Esposito ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Women seeking asylum experienced specific structural harms as mothers – but many also said their parental role provided a source of strength. Read today’s blog post by @amycortvriend.bsky.social and Vardan Petrosian ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Caitlin Patler @caitlinpatler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 Responding to some FAQs about our postdoc position🚨 1) The official close date is 1/4/27. Apps submitted until then will receive full consideration (unless filled earlier). 2) We anticipate a spring 2027 start date Apply here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05505 cc: @chloeneast.bsky.social
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PostDoctoral Scholar Employee - Goldman School of Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Supporting Survival toolkit blends research and practice to support survivors, students and practitioners - it’s a crucial antidote to the stigma and silencing of torture. Read today’s blog post by @vcanning.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“what happens when the oversight mechanism becomes absorbed into the institutional landscape it is meant to scrutinise?… The [EC] of Human Rights has repeatedly found #Greece in violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights for inhuman & degrading treatment in detention”
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Jesuit Refugee Service UK @jrsuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📣Together Autumn 2026 out now! Read about the growing number of children wrongly detained, the realities facing people in immigration detention, and how people are continuing to find dignity and hope despite these challenging circumstances. Get your copy today at www.jrsuk.net/autumn2026!
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Together, Autumn 2026 | JRS UK
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Limited access and resources, as well structural limitations, all weaken safeguards against abuse. Read today's blog post by @andrianifili.bsky.social on how the Greek detention system deflects scrutiny ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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yashamac @yaswmac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
italy condemned in ecthr sentence on detention of minors (well done asgi) www.asgi.it/allontamento...
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Detenzione di fatto di minori a Restinco (Brindisi): nuova condanna della Corte EDU contro l’Italia - Asgi
Con la decisione del 3 settembre 2026 (Caso B.C. vs Italia, Application no. 42909/23),  la Corte Europea per i Diritti Umani ha condannato l’Italia per l’illegittima detenzione di un ragazzo della Costa d’Avorio dell’età di 15 anni all’interno del Centro di accoglienza di Restinco, nella provincia di Brindisi, e al conseguente risarcimento del danno.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The last UK prime minister promised new digital immigration checks – but digital systems already exist, and they’re impacting migrants’ ability to exercise their rights. Read today's blog post by Marie Godin and @deryaozkul.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Spain, Morocco and smugglers played their part. But 78,000 people were ready to cross into Ceuta because the conditions for ‘escape’ had been met long ago. Read today's blog post by @benharrousse.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Quote: “Understanding what really happened at the Ceuta border means looking at how people actually talk about leaving, rather than at what officials say about them afterward [...] A less registered term is lharba (Arabic for ‘escape’), which names a condition one can be in for years [...] Using the word lharba puts you inside the same community of the stuck.”
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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My book, Unruly Subjects, is out with @manchesterup.bsky.social 📘✨ For the last decade, I’ve been researching Europe’s border struggles in Greece, in the Aegean archipelago. It's a look at how people - citizens and non-citizens - carve out spaces of hope amidst state violence and abandonment. (1/4)
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Oxford Mutual Aid @oxfordmutualaid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Volunteer within a buzzing team to create new and exciting #SocialMedia campaigns, working to support the work of OMA as well as other groups providing support to individuals across Oxford. Read more about this role and sign up at www.oxfordmutualaid.org/remote-roles
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Pamphlets played a significant role in the sentencing of the Prairieland Detention Centre protestors – punished with 30-100 years in prison. It’s a telling case of the power of radical social expression. Read today's blog post by @erinrouton.bsky.social ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Di Volpe @divolpe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Publication alert! My first article is out in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (open access!) In the article, I put current Italy-Libya cooperation on migration control and its legitimation within the Italian sphere in historical context through Stoler's concept of colonial aphasia.
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Out of sight, out of mind: Italy-Libya and its colonial past and present
Contemporary cooperation between Italy and Libya on migration control is often analysed in a vacuum, framed as a pragmatic response to human trafficking and irregular migration. This article argues...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Over 30 countries now receive non-national deportees from the US, as a more direct form of punishment against migrant populations intensifies. Read today's blog post by Carina Trabalón and Amalia Campos-Delgado ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Have you heard that we are hosting two meet-ups for independent historians? If you are in the North or the Midlands come and join us for drinks and chat! Open to non-members Near the main train stations B'ham - 16th Leeds - 30th DM for details We are super friendly and can't wait to meet you!
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📌 ICYMI — ‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy — Hugh Wilkinson £648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
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‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our thematic groups have had a rich year, with new research projects, institutions, events, and workshops aimed at generating productive knowledge exchange. Read more on our annual report here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Family currently in LA & car broke down so they got a weymo. Sent me a video. The car (feminine voice why?) says very sinisterly “so sing your heart out. We can’t hear you”…. Haha Like that’s meant to be appealing. The robots are alarming.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This year, we have demonstrated a deep commitment to public engagement, bridging academic research with advocacy, media, and policy influence. Read about this and more on our annual report here ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We're still accepting submissions and will be reviewing throughout August! Find out how to write for the blog 👇 blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/122/contribu...
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Contribute to the blog
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our team are taking a break from publishing this month. Many thanks to all our contributors and readers – we look forward to returning in September! Check out our annual report to see what we've been up to this year ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My cat being as relaxed as possible on international cat day. If only I could be more like her
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AVIDdetention @aviddetention.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Having a visitor in detention was a way for me to forget about the walls I was caged in." We are developing a local, grassroot visiting group for Swinderby RSTHF and HMP Mortonhall. ⚡Join our information session to learn more and no commitment required: events.humanitix.com/avid-s-infor...
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AVID Information Session - Immigration Detention and The Role of Visitors
An information session for people in Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire about providing support to people in the area who are incarcerated for immigration reasons.
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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
ICYMI: We published Victoria Taylor's update on how over 1,000 people seeking sanctuary have been prosecuted for "illegal arrival" since the offence was introduced in 2022. A stark look at how the law is actually being used, with the latest figures up to July 2025.
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Over 1,000 people seeking sanctuary convicted of illegal arrival in the UK - Free Movement
Since June 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has prosecuted over a thousand people seeking asylum in the UK for the offence of ‘illegal arrival’,
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I missed this post last week because was on holiday — given what is happening in Spain right now seems a good time to check it out
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We've had a busy year! Find out what we've been up to in our annual report. 📚👇 Thank you to all our members, collaborators, supporters and followers, for continuing to show up for each other and bringing in renewed strength and commitment to critical scholarship. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Oxford Criminology @oxfordcrim.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
For those of interested in border control see what our colleagues @bordercrim.bsky.social have been up to this year…
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Very excited to have come home to this by my lovely @oxfordcrim.bsky.social colleague Alethia. A great new addition to the English langauge lit on immigration detention — all about detention in Mexico, based on years of research. We will formally launch it @bordercrim.bsky.social after the summer
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It's that time of year again, see the amazing stuff going at @bordercrim.bsky.social in our annual report... scroll down to link to the full report: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Annual Report 2025-2026
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
You can read more of Nicola's work on the UK/Rwanda asylum agreement on our blog! tinyurl.com/nikkipalmer
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Negotiating a ‘fair price’ for migration partnerships
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
California’s largest immigration detention center has failed to comply with a judge’s orders to provide adequate healthcare, according to a court-appointed monitor who found the facility was struggling to meet a wide range of medical standards. The Cal... TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights]
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California’s largest ICE facility neglected detainees’ medical needs, monitor finds
Court-appointed investigator finds California City facility failed to comply with judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Terrible news.
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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The last prison minister escaped over the wall just hours before the latest scandal to engulf our collapsing criminal justice system. But there have been 13 of them in 10 years. Can Burnham be level with us about the size of the crisis he has to solve ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74224/...
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We’re addicted to locking people up—but it doesn’t make any of us safer
Does Andy Burnham have the attention span, the will and the courage to tackle a collapsing justice system?
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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Unison is recruiting a permanent Immigration Solicitor for its Legal Services team in London — £53,110 plus £7,170 London Weighting. A chance to work on strategically important litigation. We've got the details and how to apply on our site.
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Job ad: Unison is recruiting an Immigration Solicitor - Free Movement
Immigration Solicitor
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 09/07/2026
CoreCivic sold two of California's largest immigration detention centers to DHS for $1.5 billion and will keep operating both under its ICE contracts. Reporting by CalMatters. calmatters.org/justice/2026...
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Over 25 young people have been forcibly removed to France as part of the UK's 'one in one out', despite flawed age assessments. Research from @jrsuk.bsky.social and @humansforrights.bsky.social show the scheme is putting children at risk. Read today's blog post ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Why can I hear a brass band with a snare drum playing Bella ciao in east oxford???
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A week in limbo showed this author a form of border control that operates through ambiguity, opacity, and self-policing. Read today's blog post by Rameen Naseem ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As the crisis in UK higher education and research deepens, the British Academy’s President, Susan J Smith (@sjs1869.bsky.social) has urged an immediate and comprehensive review to secure the sector's long-term sustainability. See the full statement: bit.ly/4v8jdks
A social media card with a quote from President of the British Academy - Professor Susan J Smith.
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Feeling really, really demoralised about the future of arts and humanities in UK universities, especially since our government doesn't care. It hurts worse when it's a purportedly left-wing government (ha) than when the Tories were gutting us.
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A report has commended Derwentside detention centre for its ‘good’ outcomes – but no matter how much carceral spaces are ‘improved’ via reform, they still produce harm. Read today's blog post by Renzo Szkwarok ⤵️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Card with the quote: "Though there may be instances of good, careful work done by staff as this report opens with, this examination reveals deeper, structural complexities and problems with the present immigration system that unevenly harm detained women. No amount of reform will eradicate harm from this privatised, punitive system of control."
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
some good news from an Oxford college for once: www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/new-fully-fu...
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New fully funded graduate scholarship to support refugee students at Oxford and Exeter College - Exeter College
Exeter College is delighted to announce the establishment of the Oxford–Exeter–Sandys Graduate Scholarship.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/06/2026
Bizarre questions and an all-male ‘jury’: woman strangled by US pilot in Britain tells of airbase trial
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Bizarre questions and an all-male ‘jury’: woman strangled by US pilot in Britain tells of airbase trial
Sarah Steele waives anonymity to call for greater scrutiny of how US military courts are allowed to ‘rip apart’ vulnerable witnesses in the UK * Why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England? * Explainer: how the US bypasses British courts A woman strangled by an American fighter pilot at his home in an English city has come forward to criticise the handling of his prosecution via a US court martial, a process she described as “military first, justice second”. Sarah Steele, a British academic, has come forward to speak about the “distressing and degrading” experience she had with the US military justice system after she was assaulted by the airman in Cambridge. Continue reading...
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Here we go: freemovement.org.uk/borders-insp...
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New borders inspector publishes damning report on quality of asylum casework - Free Movement
In his first report as the new Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, former Immigration Services Commissioner John Tuckett has heavily criticised the
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A terrible story of a real 'two tiered' system created by wholly different legal processes that apply to members of the US military in the UK: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
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‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?
Jacob Wulfson’s fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath – a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted
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