Crimmigration, Policing, and Black Immigrant Integration in the South

Crimmigration is a penal system that combines immigration enforcement with the criminal legal system. While some studies investigate how crimmigration affects Latinx immigrants, less is known about the experiences of Black immigrants. Sociologist Akiv Dawson, criminology and criminal justice scholar Miltonette Craig, and sociologist and criminal justice scholar Marie Jipguep-Akhtar will examine the experiences of Black immigrants and how crimmigration impacts their integration into the U.S. They will conduct interviews with Black immigrants in Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida for their study.