Lost in transit? Deconstructing the il/legalization of migrants dwelling in ‘transit zones’ in the Brussels and the Calais regions. Ghent University
Over the last few years, large groups of migrants have ‘stranded’ in places like Calais and Brussels. Recent research has
documented two main developments in these so-called ‘transit zones’. On the one hand, the French and Belgian governments have
tried to deter migrants from dwelling in these places, by destroying make-shift refugee shelters, and by arresting, detaining and releasing
migrants. On the other hand, numerous ...