'Operation Identification': Identifying migrants killed while crossing border into US
by The National DeskFriday, February 3rd 2023
EAGLE PASS, Texas (TND) — The National Desk's Kristine Frazao went to the Maverick County Cemetery in Eagle Pass, Texas, which has been closed for several days.
She was allowed inside on Friday to get a firsthand look at a program called "Operation Identification," a small group of people -- including collage students -- who are working to identify migrants who were killed or died as they tried to make their way to the United States.
"We're conducing exhumations on unidentified presumed migrants. Most of these individuals were found in the Rio Grande River," said Professor Kate Spranley of Texas State University, who leads the program.
'Operation Identification': Identifying migrants killed while crossing border into US (Photo: The National Desk)
"If you have a loved one who goes missing and you never get an answer, you live in ambiguous loss," she added. "It's very traumatic for the rest of your life."
Don White, a volunteer deputy with the Brooks County Sheriff’s Department, explained the process.
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