The status of being formally recognized as a citizen of a particular nation and therefore afforded political, civic, and social rights. While citizenship theoretically affords security, it does not necessarily result in a feeling of belonging. Through its bureaucratic apparatuses, citizenship erects barriers of inclusion and belonging; the effects of this in recent memory have included racist and exclusionary immigration policies, and forms of xenophobia that restrict, profile, police, and gatekeep immigrant communities. When thinking about the rights that come with citizenship, it is necessary to consider who these rights are extended or denied to, and under what conditions (see Ahmet Ögüt, Maryam Jafri, Migrant Choir, Falsework).