Funeral Practices and Resources of Migrants Seeking Asylum When Faced with the Death of a Close Relative
Because they are in the process of requesting asylum and because of the statutes that apply to them by national law, it is very difficult for asylum seekers to leave Switzerland in the event of the death of a relative in their native country. In this article, we present the results of an exploratory qualitative study on the practices implemented and the resources mobilized by these migrants to deal with such an event. The results show that mourning is sometimes put on hold because of a combination of structural constraints associated with their legal status on the one hand, and on the other, the resources they are able to mobilize while waiting for asylum.