One of the tendencies observed when studying migration governance during the COVID-19 pandemic globally, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has been a quick return to the pre-pandemic logic of the neoliberal state. This is remarkable when compared with the anti-immigrant rhetoric within official discourse and the rapid expansion of re-bordering practices on Poland’s borders. These observations coincide with the remarks of Roi Livne (2021), who argues that “habituated ways of formulating problems economically persist during disaster times.”
