How transportation networks support — or impede — immigration enforcement systems.
In a piece republished in Streetsblog USA from Transportist, David Levinson argues that “The shared infrastructure of deportation and transportation highlight an ethical dilemma.”
For Levinson, the recent spike in deportation activity reveals broader facts about the American transportation system. “Deportation is not merely a legal status; it is a logistical chain of linked nodes, exploiting tools developed for traffic safety and funding, civilian law enforcement, and mobility.”
In the face of recent enforcement actions, Levinson notes that residents can use that same transportation infrastructure to slow down traffic, impose checkpoints, and monitor law enforcement activity. For Levinson, “When infrastructure is used for interior enforcement, mobility becomes a civil liberties issue.”
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