Beatriz Aldana Marquez
professorbam.bsky.social
Beatriz Aldana Marquez
@professorbam.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Core Faculty of El Instituto at UConn 🏳️‍🌈🇲🇽

Research: #immigrationdetention #ice #latinostudies #lawandsociety #health
I grew up seeing this and its hasn't gone away 😔
Self-deportation isn’t a choice when the system traps you.Two U.S. women share what it’s like to lose their husbands under today’s policies.Families shouldn’t have to choose between home and each other.
Full story here: wearethemeteor.com/self-deporta...
"We're Being Robbed of Time"
The Department of Homeland Security claims 1.6 million people have "self-deported" from the U.S. But what happens to the families left behind?
wearethemeteor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Reposted by Beatriz Aldana Marquez
Texas now accounts for 25% of all ICE arrests in the country. Arrests have doubled under Trump, and most of those picked up have no criminal record. This is interior enforcement on overdrive.

Read more here: www.texasgopvote.com/economy/new-...
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown
Authored by Uriel J. Garcia and originally published on texastribune.orgOn the evening of July 1, Luis Medrano called Houston police for help after his wife had gotten violent and punched him twice…
www.texasgopvote.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Do any other #immigrationscholars have issues publishing their research about ICE? Reviewers frequently dismiss arguments about racialization, even when the evidence I provide is a clear example of racism. I could use some guidance...
#Sociology #latinstudies
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM