-existing levels of violent crime. The cross-sectional evidence is backed by panel data analysis dating back to 1999. The annual inflow …-existing crime at destination, whereas deportations of non-convicts did not have the same effect. These finding are in line with …

of crime. One such channel are the forced returns of migrants with a criminal record in their countries of temporary … residence. Responding to this research gap, we study the effect of US deportations of convicts on levels of violent crime in …