Jason De León is an anthropologist specializing in migration from Latin America to the United States. His research focuses particularly on clandestine migrants crossing the Mexico–United States border. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he holds the Loyd E. Cotsen Endowed Chair of Archaeology and serves as Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. He is also a Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o and Central American Studies. De León directs the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit research, arts, and education collective dedicated to documenting and raising awareness about migration issues on a global scale.