The criminalization of migrant solidarity has become a defining feature of contemporary immigration policy in France and across Europe. In this thesis, I argue that the securitization of migration-framing migrants as threats to national stability-has justified punitive measures against those offering assistance while simultaneously mainstreaming far-right political rhetoric. The evolution of restrictive immigration policies has not only facilitated the criminalization of solidarity but has also created a broader political climate in which state repression and exclusionary nationalism reinforce one another. While legal challenges aim to contest restrictive laws, they may paradoxically grant the state greater power to define the limits of solidarity. By interrogating the uneasy relationship between legal activism and political backlash, this research questions whether judicial victories can truly counteract the securitization of migration-or if they ultimately strengthen the very systems they seek to oppose.
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