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A mother who was deported to Mexico reconnects with her daughters at a family reunification event put on at the U.S.-Mexico border, November 2017. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

March 22, 2021

Biden immigration overhaul would reunite families split up by deportation

Robert McKee Irwin, University of California, Davis

When a child loses mom or dad to deportation, the harm can be severe and lasting. New immigration bills in the House and Senate seek to avoid family separation and allow deported parents back home.

Mexican-American deported veterans at a Memorial Day ceremony held annually on the bridge that connects Texas to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 28, 2018. Herika Martinz/ AFP via Getty Images

February 25, 2021

Deported veterans, stranded far from home after years of military service, press Biden to bring them back

Jennifer Martinez-Medina, Portland State University

At least 92 US military veterans were deported between 2013 and 2018. These deportees are not currently included in Biden’s effort to reunite families as part of his new immigration reform plan.

Street gangs that operate with impunity make El Salvador one of the world’s most violent countries. Few murders are ever solved. MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images

February 7, 2020

Deported to death: US sent 138 Salvadorans home to be killed

Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College

A new Human Rights Watch report finds many Salvadoran deportees are killed once home, often by the gangs they fled. Rampant impunity means El Salvador can’t protect vulnerable people from violence.

Afghan workers clean the scene of a suicide bomb attack nearby the German embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 31 2017. EPA Images

June 6, 2017

As violence sweeps Kabul, the rapid pace of deportations from Europe continues

Liza Schuster, City, University of London

Migrants sent back to Afghanistan face a very grim future.

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