Neglected, Protected, Ejected: Latin American Women Caught by Crimmigration
Publication Date
2-5-2017
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Sociology and Criminology
Keywords
Deportation, Crimmigration, Latinas, Criminality, Gender
Abstract
The United States deported 24,870 women in 2013, mostly to Latin America. We examine life history interviews with Mexican and Central American women who were apprehended, detained, and experienced different outcomes. We find that norms of the “crimmigration era” override humanitarian concerns, such that the state treats migrants as criminals first and as persons with claims for relief second. Removal and relief decisions appear less dependent on eligibility than geography, access to legal aid, and public support. Women’s experiences parallel men’s but are often worsened by their gendered statuses. Far from passively accepting the violence of crimmigration, women resist through discourse and activism.
Copyright Date
2-5-2017
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
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Rights Holder
The Authors
Provenance
Received from author
Language
English (eng)
Extent
22 pgs
Publication Statement
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Publication Title
Feminist Criminology
Volume
12
Issue
3
First Page
283
Last Page
314
ISSN
1557-086X
Recommended Citation
Dingeman, K., Arzhayev, Y., Ayala, C., Bermudez, E., Padama, L., & Tena-Chávez, L. (2017). Neglected, protected, ejected: Latin American women caught by crimmigration.” Feminist Criminology, 12(3), 293–314. DOI: 10.1177/1557085117691354