This open access book explores the laws and policies that determine whether migrants are lawfully or unlawfully present in a country, and how that status might change.

Drawing on data on irregular migrant populations, taken from interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders, it provides an expert overview of how this complex, multi-dimensional challenge is addressed by key European states. The collection takes a multi-disciplinary approach, so that not only lawyers but policymakers will welcome this as an essential read.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.

Alan Desmond is Associate Professor at Leicester Law School, UK.
Maegen Hendow is Senior Researcher at the International Centre for Migration Policy and Development (ICMPD), Austria.