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Research ArticleIV. The Aftermath of Deportation
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De Facto Deportation from the United States to Mexico, 2015–2020

Erin R. Hamilton, Claudia Masferrer, Angelita Repetto, Nicole Denier
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences November 2025, 11 (4) 176-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2025.11.4.08
Erin R. Hamilton
aProfessor of sociology at the University of California, Davis, United States
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Claudia Masferrer
bAssociate professor at the Center for Demographic, Urban, and Environmental Studies and coordinator of the Seminar on Migration, Inequality, and Public Policies at El Colegio de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Angelita Repetto
cAssistant professor of sociology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Nicole Denier
dAssociate professor of sociology at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, United States
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    Percent Female by Age Among De Facto Deported and Recent Migrants in Mexico, 2020

    Source: 2020 Mexican Census (INEGI 2020).

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Erin R. Hamilton, Claudia Masferrer, Angelita Repetto, Nicole Denier
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Nov 2025, 11 (4) 176-195; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2025.11.4.08

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Erin R. Hamilton, Claudia Masferrer, Angelita Repetto, Nicole Denier
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Nov 2025, 11 (4) 176-195; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2025.11.4.08
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    • THE EMERGENCE OF DE FACTO DEPORTATION FROM THE US TO MEXICO
    • THE DE FACTO DEPORTATION OF CHILDREN FROM THE US TO MEXICO
    • DATA AND METHODS TO QUANTIFY DE FACTO DEPORTATION TO MEXICO
    • ESTIMATES OF DE FACTO DEPORTED PEOPLE IN MEXICO IN 2020
    • EXPERIENCES OF DEPORTATION AND FAMILY REORGANIZATION
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