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Vol. 16 (2025): January-December, 2025

Separación y planes de reunificación familiar después de la deportación a México desde Estados Unidos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.3018
Published
2025-03-15

Abstract

El objetivo del artículo es analizar cómo las familias planean reorganizarse tras la separación forzada de padres e hijos utilizando datos de encuestas que cuantifican los planes de reunificación de padres deportados de Estados Unidos a México entre 2015 y 2019. Se utilizan registros administrativos estadounidenses y datos de la Encuesta sobre Migración en la Frontera Norte de México para estimar el número de adultos mexicanos deportados que fueron separados de sus hijos y sus planes de reunificación. Durante este período, hubo entre 97 000 y 105 000 adultos mexicanos que fueron deportados y separados de sus hijos menores de edad en Estados Unidos. De estos, 39 por ciento planeaba permanecer separado, 20 por ciento reunificarse en EE. UU. y 11 por ciento planeaba reunificarse en México. Además, se discute la necesidad de una mayor discrecionalidad judicial en las audiencias de deportación para proteger el bienestar de los menores migrantes.

Keywords

  • deportación
  • separación familiar
  • reunificación familiar
  • México
  • Estados Unidos

How to Cite

Hamilton, E. R., Langer, P., & Masferrer , C. (2025). Separación y planes de reunificación familiar después de la deportación a México desde Estados Unidos. Migraciones Internacionales, 16. https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.3018

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