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ALARCON, Rafael  e  CALVA SANCHEZ, Luis Enrique. Arrest and deportation of Mexicans from the United States during the first semester of Trump 2.0. Estud. front [online]. 2026, vol.27, e0179.  Epub 30-Abr-2026. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2601179.

This article examines the arrests and deportations of migrants from within the United States during the first half of Trump's second term (2025-2029). Its central objective is to analyze the extent to which this administration is succeeding in arresting and deporting “criminal migrants” in the volumes and terms it promised during the presidential campaign, with particular attention to the case of Mexican migrants. The methodology is based on establishing a historical baseline of deportations over the past 25 years. Given this context and the lack of government data on recent deportations, the Deportation Data Project database is used to analyze migrant arrests during the first half of 2025. The results indicate a rapid increase in arrests, which nevertheless contradicts the government’s rhetoric of prioritizing the deportation of migrants with criminal records.

Palavras-chave : deportations; arrests; Trump; United States; Mexico.

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