Publications by Mishka Pillay

Convincing international evidence demonstrates that immigration detention adversely affects mental health. During the COVID-19 outbreak, additional concerns were raised about the safety and appropriateness of immigration detention. Consequently, several hundred migrants were released from UK immigration detention centres, and few new detentions took place.

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Sharing health data for immigration control affects marginalised communities.

Lauren Z Waterman Mishka Pillay Cornelius Katona

BMJ

April 2021

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- Mishka Pillay's recent research focuses on the intersection of immigration policies, mental health, and ethical considerations surrounding the treatment of migrants, particularly in the context of the UK's immigration system.
- The findings highlight the negative impacts of immigration detention on mental health and advocate for the expansion of community alternatives to detention, as well as increased support for clinicians caring for migrant populations.
- Pillay's work emphasizes the need to reconsider and challenge existing practices, such as the UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda, and underscores the implications of sharing health data within immigration control frameworks on marginalized communities.

Publications by authors named "Mishka Pillay"

The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: A challenge to mental health, ethics and the law.

Clinicians caring for migrants need more support.

It is time to expand community alternatives to immigration detention.

The mass release of migrants from UK immigration detention during the COVID-19 pandemic: what can be learned?

Sharing health data for immigration control affects marginalised communities.

Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Mishka Pillay"