Immigration Enforcement, Sanctuary Cities, and Rising Hispanic Suicide Rates

Hussain Hadah ()
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Hussain Hadah: Tulane University

No 18613, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: I estimate the causal impact of the US Secure Communities (SC) program, which expanded deportation risk nationwide, on Hispanic suicide rates. Using the staggered county rollout (2008–2013) and a triple difference-in-differences design, I identify heterogeneous effects relative to non-Hispanic Whites. Among adults 34 and older, SC increases suicides by 2 percent, driven entirely by men, who experience a 12 percent rise, while women see declines. Effects are strongest for men 45 and older. I find that local employment conditions likely drive these effects, as lower unemployment mitigates impacts and deaths of despair among Hispanic men rise substantially.

Keywords: immigration enforcement; sanctuary cities; rising Hispanic suicide rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I14 I18 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04
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