Primary Research Area Panel
Panel: Analysis of U.S. Immigration Detention and Enforcement Dynamics
Phil Neff, UW Center for Human Rights
Maria Vignau Loria, Department of Sociology, UW
Trung-Anh Nguyen, Department of Political Science, Duke University
June Yang, Department of Sociology, UW
Angelina Godoy, UW Center for Human Rights
Register HERE.
02/17/2023
12:30-1:30 PM PT
101 Hans Rosling Center
Co-Sponsor(s):
Population Health Initiative and UW Center for Human Rights
How do changes in U.S. immigration detention capacity influence interior immigration enforcement in the surrounding region? What can we expect to happen to enforcement rates if a detention center closes, opens, or expands? Using records obtained via the Freedom of Information Act and other sources, we have assembled national-level panel data for the period from October 2015 through June 2019. We will discuss our project workflow, give an overview of the characteristics and challenges of the data, and share preliminary results of statistical modeling using two-way fixed effects and difference-in-differences approaches.
• Phil Neff is Research Coordinator for the UW Center for Human Rights.
• Maria Vignau Loria is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at UW.
• Trung-Anh Nguyen is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Duke University.
• June Yang is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at UW.
• Angelina Godoy is professor of International Studies and Law, Societies, and Justice, and director of the UW Center for Human Rights