Governments deport millions of migrants every year. Little is known about the impacts of deportation on migrants, the places they are forced to leave or the communities where immigration agencies send them.

This project team examined the Guatemalan deportation crisis from the perspective of both recent deportees in Guatemala City and North Carolina’s Guatemalan community.

After analyzing large-scale surveys of deportees in Guatemala City, team members traveled to Guatemala in March 2020 to meet with community organizations and government entities across the country.

Timing

Spring 2020 – Summer 2020

Team Outputs

Impacts of Deportation on Guatemalans (Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase 2020)

Biden Wants to Halt Deportations. Here’s What Happens When Migrants Are Sent Back. (article by David Dow, Juan Tellez, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Erik Wibbels)

4 Things the Biden Administration Should Pay Attention to with the Border Crisis (article by Elaine Denny, David Dow, Jose Ordonez, Wayne Pitts, Diego Romero, Juan tellez, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Erik Wibbels, Pamela Zabala)

New Survey Highlights the Unique Challenges that Guatemalan Deportees Face with Economic Integration Back Home (article by Jeremy Lebow, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Erik Wibbels)

Five Years North (Academic Film Guide created by members of the project team)

Team website

Reflections

Maria Ramirez

This Team in the News

Pearson Appointed to New Endowed Professorship

Research Methods and Creative Outputs from Interdisciplinary Teams

Understanding the Experiences of Migrants Sent Back to Guatemala

Immigration: Complexities and Challenges

Immigration Projects Explore Biometrics, Mental Health and Deportation Issues

Exploring the Human Impacts of Deportation in Guatemala

COVID-19 Aid to Help Guatemalan Deportees