This article examines Dutch political discourse in response to the first wave of the global Covid-19 pandemic. In so doing it analyses to what extent the development and tone of this discourse is following the logic of ‘governing through migration control’. Following this logic, migration is put forward as a problem or a cause of various problematic societal developments even when there is no evidence to suggest such a thing. As a result, a harsher tone in the discourse around migration should be observed, as well as concrete measures to (further) curb the mobility of people. The article finds that, at least in this first wave of the pandemic, these specific dynamics are not obviously present in Dutch political discourse, nor in the media discourse.