The temporal borders of asylum. Temporality of control in the EU border regime

- When spatial restrictions are not sufficient for containing migration, temporal borders are enacted.
- The implementation of the Hotspot System has contributed to accelerate the temporality of migration control.
- Lampedusa and Lesbos are privileged sites for grasping the temporality of control.
- The Hotspot System contributes to slow down migrants' speed.
- Temporal borders multiply migration profiles and categories, producing degrees of irregularity.