How Border Technologies Impact Migration

In just a few weeks, Donald Trump will begin his second term as U.S. president. During his campaign and after reelection, Trump has signaled sweeping reforms to the U.S. immigration system. Among his top goals are promises to conduct the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, militarize the border, and introduce more border surveillance.

In recent years, digital technologies have impacted virtually every aspect of migration. From visa triaging algorithms to drone surveillance with biometric data collection capabilities, companies and governments are increasingly developing and using these technologies to implement their migration policies. 

How are new forms of technology affecting people on the move?  

Joining the show discuss border technologies and what we can expect from the new administration are Judith Cabrera and Petra Molnar. 

Judith is Co-Director of the Border Line Crisis Center, an organization which provides comprehensive networks of care to the migrant community in Tijuana, Mexico. Petra co-runs the Refugee Law Lab at York University and is a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. 

Show Notes: 

• Judith Cabrera
• Petra Molnar (@_PMolnar)
• Paras Shah (@pshah518) 
• Petra’s Just Security article "Border Technologies Under Trump 2.0"
• Just Security’s Technology coverage
• Just Security’s Migration coverage
• Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence coverage
• Music: “Broken” by David Bullard from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/david-bullard/broken (License code: OSC7K3LCPSGXISVI)