Abstract

CASTILLO, Guillermo. Central American Migration and Territorial Containment Processes on Mexico's Southern Border. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2022, vol.67, n.246, pp.239-266.  Epub May 08, 2023. ISSN 0185-1918.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.2448492xe.2022.246.80202.

In the 21st century, Central American irregular migration in transit through Mexico and bound for the United States is massive and historical, produced by structural causes. This article argues, based on official sources and human rights reports (2014-2019), that this migration underwent processes of territorial containment derived from pressure from the us and migration policies of the Mexican government (the South Border Program in 2014 and the deployment of the National Guard to that same area in 2019). This was expressed in the differentiation and growth in the distribution of detention areas and migrant deportations. One of the contributions of this study is to show that migratory containment was territorially focused on the south of Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Tabasco), and was the result of political and socio-legal processes of border production.

Keywords : Central American migration; territory; territorial containment; border; migrants.

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