Deportations/Returns

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on deportations and returns—terms used in different parts of the world to describe the enforced or assisted return of migrants to their countries of origin.

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Understanding the Potential Impact of Executive Action on Immigration Enforcement

Changed DHS prosecutorial discretion guidelines in 2014 narrowed enforcement to 13 percent of unauthorized immigrants, according to MPI estimates.

Quick Resolution of Challenge over Obama Administration Deportation Relief Programs Is Ever Less Likely

A federal appeals court ruling left President Barack Obama’s DAPA and expanded DACA in legal limbo while other executive actions moved ahead.

Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention

U.S. enforcement responses to the 2014 Central American child migration surge cut flows rapidly but left adjudication failures and the root causes of this migration unresolved.

All Eyes on U.S. Federal Courts as Deferred Action Programs Halted

A court injunction halted DAPA and expanded DACA, leaving deportation relief for up to 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants uncertain.

Securing the Border: Defining the Current Population Living in the Shadows and Addressing Future Flows

As Implementation Nears, U.S. Deferred Action Programs Encounter Legal, Political Tests

With up to 5.2 million unauthorized immigrants potentially eligible, 26 states and Congress are seeking to block DACA and DAPA before they take effect.

A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Policies and Procedures for the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully Present in the United States