Current research projects

• Salvadoran Immigrants and the Aftermath of Deportation

My dissertation draws on interviews and demographic data to examine how deported migrants experience and negotiate life after deportation. I use the case of Salvadoran immigrants to understand the short- and long-term impacts of deportation on individuals, their families, and communities.

• Re-migration Intentions Post-deportation

What are the factors that inform deported migrants' intentions to return to the U.S.? This research project uses multiple methodologies to understand the mobility decisions of deported migrants from Central America.

• Immigration Detention and Health

In 2018, 396,0448 immigrants were placed in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for detention, a number that increased to 510,854 by 2019. While evidence suggests that the conditions and practices of immigration detention mirror those of criminal incarceration, our understanding of how detention experiences expose immigrants to unique vulnerabilities that worsen their health remains limited.  In this project, I use cross-sectional survey data on recently deported Central American migrants to investigate the health harms of immigration detention.