Publikationen der StiftungCities and migrants' rights in the era of digitalisation
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  • The EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum was passed in April 2024. This paper looks at two of the ten legislative packages in more detail and discusses the impact of the pre-screening procedure and Eurodac reform on migrants’ digital rights, as well as the implications for the authorities in charge of integration policies at the local level. On one hand, the use of digital surveillance mechanisms and potentially biased technologies in the implementation of migration policies can create serious risks to individual fundamental freedoms and access to essential public services. On the other hand, however, digital tools such as databases and accessible digital services, when used within a strict fundamental rights framework, can ease the inclusion of migrants and refugees in the host country. Such impacts are analysed with a local perspective in mind, given cities’ role at the forefront of integration policies. Urban areas are the preferred geographical settlement for migrants, leading city administrations to develop initiatives to manage their arrival and stay. Moreover, cities’ competences in terms of providing essential services is paired with a strong incentive to meet migrants’ needs. It is also important for cities to better estimate how higher levels of decision-making can impact their ability to fulfil their legal duties and to drive their own policy agendas. This research paper provides more general reflections on how the combination of more restrictive legislation and the digitalisation of policy instruments can further push vulnerable communities into isolation or create new forms of poverty in cities. It also formulates recommendations.