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FERNANDEZ-SANCHEZ, Higinio; VASQUEZ-VENTURA, Ingrid Stephanie; RIVERA-RAMIREZ, Pedro Iván  e  ZAHOUI, Ziad. Return Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review. Migr. Inter [online]. 2022, vol.13, rmiv1i12431.  Epub 06-Jun-2022. ISSN 2594-0279.  https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2431.

The following article determines the scope and nature of the empirical evidence on migrants returning to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Following the scoping review methodology, 23 empirical studies published in indexed journals were included. The data were synthesized using descriptive statistics and conventional content analysis. Most of the participants are migrants from Mexico (n=19) and the return country is the United States (n=20). Four emerging categories were identified: a) health and well-being, b) social, political, and cultural context, c) addictions, and d) reasons for return. The phenomenon under study shows innovation due to the limited scientific literature that analyzes return migration. It is concluded that people returning to their places of origin face unfavorable economic, political, and health situations.

Palavras-chave : 1. migration; 2. return; 3. migrants; 4. Latin America; 5. Caribbean.