Replication Data for: "Extortion, Civic Action, and Political Participation among Guatemalan Deportees"

How do deported migrants engage in civic and political life after being forcibly returned to their home countries? Do experiences during the migration journey impact how deportees (re)engage? We explore how extortion experienced during the migration journey alters preferences for political and civic engagement. We utilize a multi-method approach combining original survey data of Guatemalans deported from the U.S. and a series of qualitative deportee interviews. We find that extortion during migration has a significant direct effect on increased citizen engagement. Economic hardship exacerbated by extortion may mediate this effect. Overall, extortion experienced while migrating has long-term financial consequences for deportees, with implications for their reintegration and the broader health of civic institutions in their home countries.