In collaboration with Border Criminologies, the Crimmigration Control International Network of Studies (CINETS) organizes its seventh bi-annual conference, hosted at Leiden Law School. This year’s edition centers on the theme: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift. In recent years, the fusion of criminal law and immigration enforcement –commonly termed crimmigration – has intensified across the globe. Amid rising authoritarianism, democratic erosion, and far-right populism, migration has become both a symbolic and material battleground for nationalist politics. This conference explores how crimmigration operates as a tool of governance and political performance in democratic, hybrid, and authoritarian settings. Both academic and artistic perspectives are included in the conference to create dialogue across disciplines and methods.