Sabrina Axster is a postdoc for the Migrations Program in the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies from Dusseldorf, Germany, who has called New York City home since 2011. She holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, and her research focuses on the colonial and racial logics of contemporary border controls and policing in Western Europe and the U.S. She is a recipient of a Postdoc Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024.