July 3, 2020 Dr Sophie Cartwright COVID-19 Blog Immigration detention and the politics of dehumanisation (COVID-19 blog no. 16) July 3, 2020 Dr Sophie Cartwright COVID-19 Blog COVID-19 has uprooted old certainties. This can raise new ethical questions. It also gives cause and opportunity to re-examine existing social and political institutions and practices. One of these is immigration detention.