ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the various compromises adopted by researchers and advocates who document how migration law punishes non-citizen offenders. There is limited research about the realities of working with foreign offenders who are subject to visa cancellation, detention and deportation, or other migration enforcement. We examine the position of those who work with this group of non-citizens and the challenges they face in advocating for a fairer operation of criminal and migration law. We also examine our own experiences of trying to separate migration and criminal justice issues when researching this group and how these issues remained enmeshed despite our best efforts. We explore the role of sympathy in analysis and advocacy as well as the principles and assumptions that underpin this research.
