The discourses of Honduran authorities on the deportation of Hondurans in the context of international migration (2018–2020): A reading from temporal borders

Abstract

The objective of this research was to know and analyze the speeches of the Honduran authorities on the deportation of Honduran people in the context of international migration in the period 2018-2020. A reading from the temporal boundaries of Mezzadra and Neilson (2017) will also be the frame of reference for the analysis and description of the findings of this research. I have also used a qualitative approach due to methodological flexibility since this perspective allows the interpretation of meanings, taking into account internal and external structures. The research design in accordance with non-experimental studies, based on the oral speeches of the informants to explain them in their natural environment. The design is oriented towards transectional or cross-sectional studies, since the information was collected over a certain period of time. The type of research is explanatory; informants were used to select the sample based on eligibility criteria. Discourse Analysis (DA) was used as a research strategy. The conclusions suggest that the labor market has a direct relationship with migration and deportation. The challenges that migrants face due to gender are not the cause of deportation. Regarding the perspective of discrimination based on national origin as a cause for deportation, some authorities agreed and others did not. The determining cause is their undocumented status.