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Research Articles

‘Their lives are even more on hold now’: migrants’ experiences of waiting and immobility during the COVID-19 pandemic

« Leurs vies sont encore plus en parenthèses maintenant »: les expériences des migrants avec l’attente et l’immobilité pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

‘Sus vidas están aún más en espera ahora’: las experiencias de espera e inmovilidad de los migrantes durante la pandemia del COVID-19

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Pages 1846-1862 | Received 14 Feb 2022, Accepted 12 May 2022, Published online: 14 Aug 2022

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