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SUMMARY: Pacific Ontological (In)security in the Shadow of Trump’s Deportat
 ion Agenda
DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Borders research group for a talk analyzing the f
 irst six months of Donald Trump’s second presidency\, examining US deportat
 ions through an ontological security lens and their impacts on states\, ind
 ividuals\, and Pacific Island communities.
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 8">Join a talk hosted by the CMS <a href="https://migration.ubc.ca/research
 /research-groups/borders/">Borders</a> research group examining US deportat
 ions in Trump’s second presidency through an ontological security lens\, an
 d their impacts on states\, individuals\, and Pacific Island communities.</
 h3></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div><p class="p1">The de
 portation of non-citizens from the United States (U.S.) has emerged as a fo
 cus of Donald Trump’s second non-consecutive presidential term\, marked by 
 a swift and dramatic escalation in immigration enforcement measures. This t
 alk examines the first six months of Trump’s second presidency through an o
 ntological security studies lens\, undertaking a multi-level\, multi-actor 
 analysis of US deportations across three levels: the deporting state\, depo
 rted individuals\, and receiving states. Trump’s administration framed expu
 lsions as ‘essential’ to preserving the US’s domestic identity and stabilit
 y\; Pacific Islanders residing in the U.S. feared abrupt displacement and s
 ocial dislocation\; and Pacific Island states grappled with the return of i
 ndividuals unfamiliar with local identity and societal norms. Deportation-i
 nduced insecurity prompted defensive reactions by all actors—heightening re
 strictive immigration policies in the US\; legal action and concealment amo
 ng affected individuals\; and driving diplomatic negotiations by receiving 
 states.</p><hr /><p>[image_aligned img_url="https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp
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 ft"]</p><p class="p1">Dr. <a href="https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en
 /persons/henrietta-mcneill-stowers/"><strong>Henrietta McNeill-Stowers</str
 ong></a> is a Research Fellow (Pacific Security\, Geopolitics\, Regionalism
 ) in the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National Universit
 y (ANU). Her research focus is Pacific regional security and the security-m
 igration nexus\, particularly transnational crime\, criminal deportations\,
  border security\, citizenship\, and security cooperation. Henrietta holds 
 a PhD from the ANU examining the securitization of criminal deportation to 
 the Pacific Islands\, particularly Tonga\, Samoa and the Cook Islands\, for
  which her thesis won the IASOC award for Best PhD Thesis/Dissertation in 2
 024. During her studies\, she was a 2021-22 Fulbright scholar visiting the 
 University of Hawai’i\, UCLA\, and Lewis and Clark Law School (Oregon).</p>
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302)
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