Interviews can be a powerful tool for ensuring participants understand what we are studying, setting clearer boundaries, and creating space for participants to shape my research agenda.

How older undocumented immigrants grapple with the fear of transnational death before it impacts them, how individuals mourn from afar when people they love and rely on in their communities of origin die, and how transnational families are impacted by the death of one of their members.

As border walls grow, security tightens, and arrests climb for undocumented migrants crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, physical visits have become increasingly difficult for families living on both sides. How do families separated by a border they cannot cross use technology to maintain relationships?