A key encounter of migration towards IR is its interrogation of the role of
individual and the role of nation state. Even though the state used to be the
prime actor in IR with sole power and authority over its citizens, the realities
produced by migration, among many other dynamics, challenge the supreme
power of a nation-state. This was also affected by the rise of human rights
discourse which led individuals to have independent agencies irrespective to
their state affiliations. Consequently, individual migrants today are now
embodied with universal human rights, that goes beyond the authority of
states over its citizens.