Deported to Death: How Drug Violence Is Changing Migration on the US–Mexico Border (Volume 45) (California Series in Public Anthropology)

What happens to migrants after they are deported from the United States and dropped off at the Mexican border, often hundreds if not thousands of miles from their hometowns? In this eye-opening work, Jeremy Slack foregrounds the voices and experiences of Mexican deportees, who frequently become targets of extreme forms of violence, including migrant massacres, upon their return to Mexico. Navigating the complex world of the border, Slack investigates how the high-profile drug war has led to more than two hundred thousand deaths in Mexico, and how many deportees, stranded and vulnerable in unfamiliar cities, have become fodder for drug cartel struggles. Like no other book before it, __Deported to Death__ reshapes debates on the long-term impact of border enforcement and illustrates the complex decisions migrants must make about whether to attempt the return to an often dangerous life in Mexico or face increasingly harsh punishment in the United States. Deported To Death Explores The Consequences Of The United States' Policies Of Mass Removal Into Some Of The Most Dangerous Regions In The World. Over The Past Decade Mexico Has Experienced An Earthshaking Conflict Over Control Of Drug Trafficking While Millions Of People Were Simultaneous Deported Directly Into The Midst Of This Violence Often Without Identification, Money, Contacts Or In The Middle Of The Night. This Book Explores How The Violence Associated With The Drug Trade Has Impacted The Movement Of People Back And Forth Across The Border. This Includes Central Americans And Mexicans, Travelling North, But Also Those That Have Been Removed. By Studying The Dynamics Of Removal And The Ways That Deportees Are Targeted By Organized Crime Along Mexico's Northern Border, Not Only Does It Give Us A Better Sense Of The Consequences Of A Militarized War On Drugs, But It Helps Us Understand The Violence Intrinsic To Forced Removal. The Dynamics Of Border Enforcement Make It Easy To Kidnap, Extort And Kill Deportees Who Are Neither From The Border, Nor Are They At Their Final Destination. This Puts People At Extreme Risks That We Are Woefully Ill Equipped To Address--provided By Publisher. The Violence Of Mobility -- I Want To Cross With A Backpack -- Te Van A Levantar? They Will Kidnap You : Deportation And Mobility On The Border -- They Torture You To Make You Lose Feeling -- Guarding The River : Migrant Recruitment Into Organized Crime -- The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Forgotten -- Resistance, Resilience, And Love : The Limits Of Violence And Fear -- Who Can I Deport? : Protection From Removal In The Asylum System -- Conclusions : Requiem For The Removed. Jeremy Slack. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Deported to Death explores the consequences of the United States' policies of mass removal into some of the most dangerous regions in the world. Over the past decade Mexico has experienced an earthshaking conflict over control of drug trafficking while millions of people were simultaneously deported directly into the midst of this violence often without identification, money, contacts or in the middle of the night. This book explores how the violence associated with the drug trade has impacted the movement of people back and forth across the border. This includes Central Americans and Mexicans, travelling north, but also those that have been removed. By studying the dynamics of removal and the ways that deportees are targeted by organized crime along Mexico's northern border, not only does it give us a better sense of the consequences of a militarized war on drugs, but it helps us understand the violence intrinsic to forced removal. The dynamics of border enforcement make it easy to kidnap, extort and kill deportees who are neither from the border, nor are they at their final destination. This puts people at extreme risks that we are woefully ill equipped to address" -- Provided by publisher "Deported to Death explores the consequences of the United States' policies of mass removal into some of the most dangerous regions in the world. Over the past decade Mexico has experienced an earthshaking conflict over control of drug trafficking while millions of people were simultaneous deported directly into the midst of this violence often without identification, money, contacts or in the middle of the night. This book explores how the violence associated with the drug trade has impacted the movement of people back and forth across the border. This includes Central Americans and Mexicans, travelling north, but also those that have been removed. By studying the dynamics of removal and the ways that deportees are targeted by organized crime along Mexico's northern border, not only does it give us a better sense of the consequences of a militarized war on drugs, but it helps us understand the violence intrinsic to forced removal. The dynamics of border enforcement make it easy to kidnap, extort and kill deportees who are neither from the border, nor are they at their final destination. This puts people at extreme risks that we are woefully ill equipped to address"--Résumé de l'éditeur What happens to migrants after they are deported from the United States and dropped off at the Mexican border, often hundreds if not thousands of miles from their hometowns? In this eye-opening work, Jeremy Slack foregrounds the voices and experiences of Mexican deportees, who frequently become targets of extreme forms of violence, including migrant massacres, upon their return to Mexico.

Navigating the complex world of the border, Slack investigates how the high-profile drug war has led to more than two hundred thousand deaths in Mexico, and how many deportees, stranded and vulnerable in unfamiliar cities, have become fodder for drug cartel struggles. Like no other book before it, Deported to Death reshapes debates on the long-term impact of border enforcement and illustrates the complex decisions migrants must make about whether to attempt the return to an often dangerous life in Mexico or face increasingly harsh punishment in the United States.