Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"For those seeking a better understanding of the more searing aspects of US border and immigration policies,
Deported to Death is essential reading." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *
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Deported to Death provides an important look at what happens to migrants after they are deported from the United States." * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *
"A striking exploration of the intense marginalisation and vulnerability faced by deportees. . . . Slack is unwavering in his pursuit of the cross-border nature of the forces at work in shaping this environment." * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. The Violence of Mobility
2. I Want to Cross with a Backpack
3. Te Van a Levantar—They Will Kidnap You:
Deportation and Mobility on the Border
4. They Torture You to Make You Lose Feeling
5. Guarding the River: Migrant Recruitment
into Organized Crime
6. The Disappeared, the Dead, and the Forgotten
7. Resistance, Resilience, and Love: The Limits
of Violence and Fear
8. “Who Can I Deport?”: Asylum and the Limits of
Protection against Persecution
Conclusions: Requiem for the Removed
Appendix: A Note on Researching in Violent Environments
Notes
References
Index
